Colour vision and light sensitivity in tunnel workers previously exposed to acrylamide and N-methylolacrylamide containing grouting agents

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 31-39

  Goffeng, Lars Ole ^a   Kjuus, Helge ^a   Heier, Mona Skard ^b   Alvestrand, Monica ^a   Ulvestad, Bente ^c   Skaug, Vidar ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c Department of Occupational Medicine   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acrylamide; Colour vision; Light sensitivity; N methylolacrylamide; Nervous system; Visual system

Indexed keywords

ACRYLAMIDE; ACRYLAMIDE DERIVATIVE; N METHYLOACRYLAMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR VISION; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT; VISUAL SYSTEM;

EID: 38049052302     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2007.08.013     Document Type: Article

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