Empirical approaches for the investigation of toxicant-induced loss of tolerance

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 105, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1997, Pages 515-519

  Miller, Claudia ^a   Ashford, Nicholas ^b   Doty, Richard ^c   Lamielle, Mary ^d   Otto, David ^e   Rahill, Alice ^f   Wallace, Lance ^e  

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

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d Natl Ctr Environ Hlth Strategies   (United States)

^e U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical challenges; Chemical exposure; Chemical sensitivity; Chemical testing; Environmental medical unit; Exposure chamber; Intolerance; Multiple chemical sensitivity; Sensitivity; Toxicant induced loss of tolerance

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSE RESPONSE; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; REPRODUCIBILITY; STIMULATION; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0031006268     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.97105s2515     Document Type: Conference Paper

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