Neuropsychological dysfunction related to earlier occupational exposure to mercury vapor

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 425-433

  Zachi, Elaine C ^a   Ventura, D F ^a   Faria, M A M ^a   Taub, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cognitive assessment; Mercury, occupational exposure; Neuropsychological dysfunction; Neuropsychological tests

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CREATININE; MERCURY; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ATTENTION; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT LIGHTING; GENDER; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MERCURIALISM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROTOXICITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEMANTICS; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URINALYSIS; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VERBAL MEMORY; VISION; VISUAL MEMORY;

EID: 33947160919     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2007000300019     Document Type: Conference Paper

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