Long-term exposure to methylmercury and psychiatric symptoms in residents of Minamata, Japan

Environment International

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 907-913

  Yorifuji, Takashi ^a,b   Tsuda, Toshihide ^c   Inoue, Sachiko ^a   Takao, Soshi ^a   Harada, Masazumi ^d  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KUMAMOTO GAKUEN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Environmental pollution; Epidemiological studies; Methylmercury compounds; Minamata disease; Prenatal exposure delayed effects; Psychiatric disorders

Indexed keywords

HOUSING; NEUROLOGY;

DELAYED EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

METHYLMERCURY;

DISEASE PREVALENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; METHYLMERCURY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HEAVY METAL POISONING; HUMAN; JAPAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; NEUROSIS; PERINATAL PERIOD; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; SYMPTOM;

JAPAN; KUMAMOTO; KYUSHU; MINAMATA;

EID: 79955573453     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2011.03.008     Document Type: Article

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