Mercury exposure: Effects across the lifespan

Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 384-389

  Taber, Katherine H ^a,b,c   Hurley, Robin A ^a,c,d,e  

^a WG Hefner Veterans Affairs Medical Center   (United States)

^b EDWARD VIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY;

ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MERCURIALISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 61849184417     PISSN: 08950172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20.4.iv     Document Type: Article

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