Neurobehavioral effects of ambient air pollution on cognitive performance in US adults

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 231-239

  Chen, Jiu Chiuan ^a,b   Schwartz, Joel ^b  

^a IL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Cognitive aging; Epidemiology; Memory

Indexed keywords

OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER;

ADULT; AGING; AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SOCIAL STATUS; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL STIMULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECTS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ANIMALIA;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; COGNITION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTICULATE MATTER; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61849125307     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2008.12.011     Document Type: Article

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