Cognitive functions changes among Egyptian sewage network workers

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 229-238

  Farahat, Sahar Ali ^a   Kishk, Nirmeen Adel ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

frontal executive functions; hydrogen sulfide; MMSE; neuropsychological test; P300; sewer networks; thiosulfate

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN SULFIDE; THIOSULFATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGYPT; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REACTION TIME; SCREENING TEST; SEWAGE; SEWER; TASK PERFORMANCE; VALIDITY; WECHSLER MEMORY SCALE; WORKER;

ADULT; COGNITION DISORDERS; DRAINAGE, SANITARY; HUMANS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; INHALATION EXPOSURE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SEWAGE; SPEECH DISORDERS; THIOSULFATES;

EID: 77951698975     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748233710364966     Document Type: Article

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