Association of Blood Mercury Level and Neurobehavioral Performance in Korean Elementary School Students / 대한산업의학회지
Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
;
: 324-330, 2010.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-31131
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
This study was conducted to examine the effect of blood mercury on neurobehavioral performance in Korean elementary school students.METHODS:
We measured the blood mercury concentration in 1,077 elementary school students from Seoul, Busan, Daegu and Gwangju, then the students underwent computerized neurobehavioral test.RESULTS:
The mean concentration of blood mercury of study subjects was 2.10 microg/L. An increased blood mercury was associated with an increased reaction time in digit addition and symbol digit.CONCLUSIONS:
The blood mercury concentration of study subjects was very high compared to findings in a foreign country. We found several associations between blood mercury level and neurobehavioral performance.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Reaction Time
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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