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CISDOC database
Document ID (ISN) | 73496 |
CIS number |
99-1576 |
ISSN - Serial title |
1351-0711 - Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
Year |
1999 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Daniell W.E., Claypoole K.H., Checkoway H., Smith-Weller T., Dager S.R., Townes B.D., Rosenstock L. |
Title |
Neuropsychological function in retired workers with previous long term occupational exposure to solvents |
Bibliographic information |
Feb. 1999, Vol.56, No.2, p.93-105. Illus. 38 ref. |
Abstract |
This cross-sectional study evaluated retired male workers, including 89 people with previous long-term occupational exposure to solvents (painters and aerospace manufacturing workers), and 126 carpenters with relatively minimal previous exposure to solvents. Controlling for age, education, vocabulary score, and alcohol use, the painters had lower mean scores on test measures of motor, memory and reasoning ability; and a subgroup of aerospace workers with moderate to high cumulative exposure to solvents had lower mean scores on measures of visuomotor speed and motor, attention, memory and reasoning ability. Subjects were more likely to have an increased number of relatively abnormal test scores among both the painter group and the subgroup of aerospace workers with higher cumulative exposure. The painters, but not the aerospace workers, reported significantly more neurological and depressive symptoms. The findings are consistent with residual central nervous system dysfunction from long term exposure to organic solvents, persisting years after the end of exposure. Topics: aircraft industry; alcoholism; carpentry; lead; cognitive performance; cross-sectional study; cumulative properties; depressive neurosis; determination in blood; exposure evaluation; functional nervous disorders; long-term exposure; nervous function tests; neuropsychic effects; painting; retired workers; solvents. |
Descriptors (primary) |
functional nervous disorders; neuropsychic effects; long-term exposure; solvents |
Descriptors (secondary) |
nervous function tests; cognitive performance; lead; alcoholism; depressive neurosis; painting; retired workers; exposure evaluation; cross-sectional study; aircraft industry; cumulative properties; determination in blood; carpentry |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Country / State or Province | Turkey; USA |
Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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Browse category(ies) |
Mental health Alcohol and drug abuse Diseases of the nervous system
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