Low-level hydrogen sulfide and central nervous system dysfunction

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 387-405

  Kilburn, Kaye H ^a   Thrasher, Jack D ^b   Gray, Michael R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Citrus Heights   (United States)

^c Progressive Health Care   (United States)

Author keywords

encephalopathy; neurobehavioral; reduce sulfur gases; sewage

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN SULFIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COLOR DISCRIMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EYELID REFLEX; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HEARING; HUMAN; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; REACTION TIME; RECALL; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; VIBRATION; VISUAL FIELD;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INDUSTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; NEW MEXICO; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PETROLEUM; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEWAGE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 77955445931     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748233710369126     Document Type: Article

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