Delayed manifestations of CNS effects in formerly exposed printers - A 20-year follow-up

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 620-626

  Nordling Nilson, Linda ^a   Karlson, Björn ^b   Nise, Gun ^c   Malmberg, Birgitta ^b   Ørbæk, Palle ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cognitive; Follow up; Long term; Solvents; Toluene

Indexed keywords

TOLUENE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DETERIORATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROTOXICITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRINTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STATE DEPENDENT LEARNING; SYMPTOM; VERBAL MEMORY;

BRAIN; COGNITION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRINTING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOLVENTS; TIME FACTORS; TOLUENE;

EID: 78049457398     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2010.05.004     Document Type: Article

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