Manganese cumulative exposure and symptoms: A follow-up study of alloy workers

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 577-583

  Bouchard, Maryse ^a   Mergler, Donna ^a   Baldwin, Mary E ^a   Panisset, Michel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognitive; Cohort study; Cumulated exposure indices; Manganese alloy workers; Mood; Motor; Neurotoxicity; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; MANGANESE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATIGUE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP;

EID: 46149122503     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2008.04.013     Document Type: Article

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