Prevalence and nature of allergy and chemical sensitivity in a general population

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 275-282

  Meggs, William J ^a   Dunn, Kathleen A ^a   Bloch, Richard M ^a   Goodman, Peggy E ^b   Davidoff, Ann L ^c  

^a Department of Emergency Medicine ^*  (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL AGENT; IRRITANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029806895     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039896.1996.9936026     Document Type: Article

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