Multiple chemical sensitivity: A primer for pulmonologists

Clinical Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 76-84

  Kipen, Howard M ^a,c   Fiedler, Nancy ^a   Lehrer, Paul ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c EOHSI   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Chemical exposure; Multiple chemical sensitivity; Psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013250624     PISSN: 10680640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00045413-199703000-00003     Document Type: Article

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