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AbstractA microcomputer system for on‐line analysis of saccadic and smooth‐pursuit tracking eye movements is described. Results from a longitudinal study of lead workers and matched controls reveal a consistent decrease in saccade accuracy in the lead workers compared to the controls. Saccade peak velocity and latency and smooth pursuit were not significantly different in the two groups. The abnormal saccade accuracy measurements may indicate a sub‐clinical effect of increased lead absorption, but because of the large scatter in normal values, saccade accuracy measurements are not a reliable indicator of early lead toxicity in a single lead w

ISSN:0271-3586    

DOI:10.1002/ajim.4700010112

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1980

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractEighteen primary brain cancer deaths among male workers at one Texas petrochemical plant from 1965–1980 are reported. Federal officials from OSHA and NIOSH are performing with company cooperation an historical prospective cohort mortality study, a case‐control study, and neuropathological case confirmation. Average age at death was 53 (range 30–66). Median employment was 21 years and median latency was 24 years. 15/18 tumors were glioblastoma multiforme, an unusual histologic distribution. A preliminary estimate reveals a plant‐wide excess brain cancer risk twice expected among 6,800 white males at the plant since 1941. Brain cancer mortality rates in surrounding counties are in the median range for US counties from 1950–1969. Ten recognized or suspected carcinogens are present in quantities>106lbs/yr. To date no common chemical exposures or work assignments have been identified among the cases. Data on 26 experimental brain carcinogens and relevant epidemiological studies are

ISSN:0271-3586    

DOI:10.1002/ajim.4700010113

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1980

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0271-3586    

DOI:10.1002/ajim.4700010101

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1980

数据来源: WILEY