Toxicant-induced loss of tolerance - An emerging theory of disease?

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 105, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1997, Pages 445-453

  Miller, Claudia S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Addiction; Chemical sensitivity; Habituation; Masking; Multiple chemical sensitivity; Sensitivity; Sensitization; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADAPTATION; ADDICTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HABITUATION; HUMAN; MASKING; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SENSITIZATION; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0030997886     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.97105s2445     Document Type: Conference Paper

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