A cognitive-behavioral treatment of patients suffering from 'electric hypersensitivity': Subjective effects and reactions in a double-blind provocation study

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 752-758

  Andersson, Bengt ^a   Berg, Mats ^b   Arnetz, Bengt B ^c   Melin, Lennart ^a   Langlet, Ingvar ^d   Lidén, Sture ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d Swed Natl Inst Radiat Protect

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HYDROCORTISONE; PRASTERONE; PROLACTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROVOCATION TEST; SKIN ALLERGY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0029785568     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199608000-00009     Document Type: Article

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