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Regional Issues in Neurobehavioral Testing: An Overview
Pages 337-344

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From page 337...
... This difference in degree and focus of activity is largely due to the comparative age of the area as a field of inquiry in each region. The chapters by Liang and Saxena demonstrate that, despite the lack of activity in test development in their regions, there is an obvious awareness of the issues involved.
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From page 338...
... Regions also differ in the degree of exposure to particular neurotoxins. In developing countries where occupational hygiene standards have not reached the same levels achieved in some of the developed countries, poisonings are not uncommon.
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From page 339...
... The problem of language differences across cultures is clearly important because one of the primary aims of the World Health Organization (WHO) Neurobehavioral Core Test Battery initiative is to obtain crosscultural baseline measures on a group of tests.
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From page 340...
... In areas where health information is limited and mental illness is regarded with fear or suspicion it may be difficult to convince many workers to participate in a testing program. Where employers have little knowledge about the potentially toxic effects of substances in their workplaces or take little responsibility in informing workers by such means as workplace training courses or material safety data sheets (MSDS)
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From page 341...
... In countries where basic public health is still an enormous issue and where people are regarded as lucky to even have a job, it is not surprising that neurotoxicity problems are regarded as a fairly low priority until a major incident occurs such as in Bhopal. Other health and safety factors have assumed precedence in some countries where, even though most basic health problems have been brought under control, neurotoxicity testing still lags behind other health and occupational health issues.
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From page 342...
... In fact, scientists from any country in which neurobehavioral toxicology is not a priority are likely to encounter difficulties in obtaining any kind of support, either financial or in time off from work, to attend such meetings. Apart from these scientific meetings the only other organized mechanism for the exchange of neurotoxicity research findings and test methods is through the scientific literature.
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From page 343...
... With the development of the WHO Neurobehavioral Core Test Battery, the concept of a global test battery that could be used for multiple toxins in virtually any country becomes more of a reality. Obviously there are a number of problems such as those listed in the beginning of this chapter that will have to be worked through before this actually occurs.
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