Neuropsychological Effects of Formaldehyde Use

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 207-210

  Marceaux, Janice C ^a   Dilks, Lawrence S ^b   Hixson, Sheila ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain damage; Cognitive; Formaldehyde; Fry; Neuropsychology; PCP

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; FORMALDEHYDE; NEUROTOXIN; PHENCYCLIDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CANNABIS SMOKING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NEUROTOXICITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RATING SCALE; SHIPLEY INSTITUTE OF LIVING SCALE;

EID: 49149130017     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2008.10400632     Document Type: Article

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