Subjective ratings of odorants by women with chemical sensitivity

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 57-581

  Fernandez, Mercedes ^a   Schwartz, Gary E R ^a   Bell, Iris R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

chemical sensitivity; intensity ratings; MCS; odorant perception; pleasantness ratings

Indexed keywords

PEPPERMINT; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; PERCEPTION DISORDER; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL ABUSE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VANILLA;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; ODORS; OLFACTION DISORDERS;

EID: 0033427416     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074823379901500605     Document Type: Article

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