Symptoms and health status in individuals with multiple chemical sensitivities syndrome from four reported sensitizing exposures and a general population comparison group

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 201-213

  Davidoff, Ann L ^a,b   Keyl, Penelope M ^b  

^a Department of Environmental Health Sciences   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE DIOXIDE; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; ORGANIC SOLVENT; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME; SYNDROME DELINEATION;

EID: 0030056243     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039896.1996.9936017     Document Type: Article

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