Sensory and cognitive effects of acute exposure to hydrogen sulfide

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 78-85

  Fiedler, Nancy ^a   Kipen, Howard ^a   Ohman Strickland, Pamela ^a   Zhang, Junfeng ^a   Weisel, Clifford ^a   Laumbach, Robert ^a   Kelly McNeil, Kathie ^a   Olejeme, Kelechi ^b   Lioy, Paul ^a  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute exposure; Cognitive; Hydrogen sulfide; Sensory; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN SULFIDE; IRRITANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; DRUG EFFECT; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; ODOR; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; INHALATION EXPOSURE; IRRITANTS; MALE; ODORS; POSTURE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; VERBAL LEARNING; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 40949152010     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.10531     Document Type: Article

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