Multiple chemical sensitivity disorder in patients suffering from neurotoxic health disorders;Vielfache chemikalien-unverträglichkeit (multiple chemical sensitivity disorder) bei patienten mit neurotoxischen gesundheitsstörungen

Gesundheitswesen

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 322-331

  Lohmann, K ^a   Prohl A ^b   Schwarz, E ^c  

^a Department of Orthopaedic Surgery   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c Fachkrankenhaus Nordfriesland

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LINDANE; NEUROTOXIN; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; SOLVENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHILD; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINDANE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROTOXINS; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; SOLVENTS;

EID: 0030170811     PISSN: 09413790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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