Contrast sensitivity in occupational and environmental neurotoxicology: What does it really mean?

Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 177-181

  Waksman, Javier C ^a   Brody, Aaron ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Contrast sensitivity; Contrast sensitivity testing; Environmental toxicology; Neurotoxicity; Occupational toxicology

Indexed keywords

COLESTYRAMINE; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; METHYLMERCURY; ORGANIC SOLVENT;

AIR QUALITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ESTUARY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROTOXICITY; NEUROTOXICOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PFIESTERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME; SPATIAL FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

EID: 43249126879     PISSN: 19338244     EISSN: 21544700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/AEOH.62.4.177-181     Document Type: Article

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