Gillen H W
Inst. for Research on the Interrelationship of Science and Culture, Wilmington, NC.
J Hist Neurosci. 1995 Mar;4(1):63-6. doi: 10.1080/09647049509525626.
It is shown that while metal toxicity has been known to be associated with risks to the health of miners and other workers for over a thousand years generally little was done before the 19th century to enquire into the relationship between lead, mercury, and manganese and neurological movement disorders. Reasons for this are suggested.
研究表明，虽然金属毒性与矿工和其他工人的健康风险相关已有一千多年，但在19世纪之前，人们普遍很少探究铅、汞和锰与神经运动障碍之间的关系。文中给出了造成这种情况的原因。
