A review of multiple chemical sensitivity

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 73-85

  Graveling, R A ^a   Pilkington, A ^a   George, J P K ^a   Butler, M P ^a   Tannahill, S N ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Multiple chemical sensitivity; Review

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL;

ARTICLE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MESENCEPHALON; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE;

EID: 0032933031     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.56.2.73     Document Type: Article

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