The effect of occupational exposure to manganese dust and fume on neuropsychological functioning in Australian smelter workers

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 692-703

  Summers, M J ^a,b   Summers, J J ^a   White, T F ^c   Hannan, G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c BHP BILLITON   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attention; Cognitive; Cumulative exposure; Dust; Fume; Manganese; Neuropsychological tests

Indexed keywords

MANGANESE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DUST; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AUSTRALIA; COGNITION DISORDERS; DUST; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MANGANESE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 79960525098     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803395.2011.553585     Document Type: Article

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