Torvis oculis: Occupational roots of behavioral neurotoxicology in the last two centuries and beyond

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 652-659

  Lucchini, Roberto G ^a,b   Riva, Michele A ^c   Sironi, Vittorio A ^c   Porro, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Behavior; Historical perspective; Neurotoxicology

Indexed keywords

BENTHIOCARB; CARBON DISULFIDE; MANGANESE; MERCURY;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIORISM; BRAIN DISEASE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MERCURIALISM; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; NEUROTOXICOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NEUROSCIENCES; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAINTINGS; TOXICOLOGY;

EID: 84864528740     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: 18729711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2012.01.006     Document Type: Article

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