Reactions to carpet emissions: A case series

Journal of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 177-186

  Anderson, Julius H ^a  

^a Anderson Laboratories Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpet; Emissions; Multiple chemical sensitivity; Symptoms; Toxic

Indexed keywords

TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; BREATHING DISORDER; BUILDING; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EYE IRRITATION; FAMILY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMAN; LIMB; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; NOSE IRRITATION; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SORE THROAT; TREMOR; TRUNK;

EID: 0030727278     PISSN: 13590847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13590849762592     Document Type: Article

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