Long-term loss of color vision after exposure to mercury vapor

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 409-414

  Feitosa Santana, Claudia ^a   Costa, M F ^a   Lago, M ^a   Ventura, D F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chromatic discrimination; Color discrimination; Color vision; Mercury intoxication; Occupational exposure; Psychophysics

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; MERCURY;

ADULT; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOR DISCRIMINATION; COLOR VISION DEFECT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT LIGHTING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MERCURIALISM; NEUROTOXICITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; URINALYSIS; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

EID: 33947182873     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2007000300017     Document Type: Conference Paper

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