Neurological and neuropsychological deterioration in artisanal gold miners from the town of Andacollo, Chile

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 344-358

  Corral, Sebastián ^a   Sáez, David ^b   Lam, Gislaine ^b   Lillo, Patricia ^b   Sandoval, Rodrigo ^a   Lancellotti, Domingo ^a   Radon, Katja ^c   Zúñiga, Liliana ^a   Moraga, Daniel ^a,d   Pancetti, Floria ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSIDAD VIÑA DEL MAR   (Chile)

Author keywords

blood mercury; cognitive impairment; elemental mercury; gold miners; neuropsychological battery

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL INTAKE; BLOOD SPECIMENS; COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; CONTROL GROUPS; EDUCATIONAL LEVELS; ELEMENTAL MERCURY; EXPOSED TO; GOLD MINERS; HUMAN EXPOSURES; MERCURY CONCENTRATIONS; MERCURY VAPOR; NEUROLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; TOTAL MERCURIES;

BLOOD; DETERIORATION; MERCURY (METAL); MINERS; NEUROLOGY;

GOLD;

ABNORMALITY; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GOLD MINE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MINING INDUSTRY; NEUROLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SMOKING;

CHILE;

EID: 84874514302     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: 10290486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772248.2013.766191     Document Type: Article

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