A critical analysis of multiple chemical sensitivities

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 303-311

  Thomas, Jeffrey G ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FATIGUE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFLAMMATION; LEARNING; MENTAL STRESS; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSE ORGAN; SENSITIZATION;

EID: 0031776736     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-9877(98)90002-0     Document Type: Article

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