Symptom screening in detection of occupational solvent-related encephalopathy

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 343-355

  Kaukiainen, Ari ^a   Akila, Ritva ^a   Martikainen, Rami ^a   Sainio, Markku ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Diagnostics; Encephalopathy; Euroquest; Nervous system; Occupational exposure; Questionnaire; Solvents; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOLVENTS;

EID: 59149083555     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-008-0341-1     Document Type: Article

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