A controlled comparison of multiple chemical sensitivities and chronic fatigue syndrome

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 38-49

  Fiedler, Nancy ^a   Kipen, Howard M ^a   DeLuca, John ^b   Kelly McNeil, Kathie ^a   Natelson, Benjamin ^c  

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

^b KESSLER INSTITUTE FOR REHABILITATION   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

chemical sensitivities; chronic fatigue; neuropsychiatric; psychiatric

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOUND;

ADULT; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DYSTHYMIA; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOMATIZATION; VERBAL MEMORY; VISUAL MEMORY; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION;

EID: 0030029554     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006842-199601000-00007     Document Type: Article

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