Provocation of electric hypersensitivity under everyday conditions

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 93-98

  Flodin, Ulf ^a   Seneby, Agneta ^a   Tegenfeldt, Clas ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Törnevalla G a Skola   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Double blind provocation test; Skin symptoms

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AMNESIA; ANXIETY; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EXPOSURE; FACE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MOUTH DISEASE; PHOTOALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SLEEP DISORDER; SLURRED SPEECH; SOUND; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORAX PAIN; THROAT DISEASE; VERTIGO;

EID: 0034011289     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.517     Document Type: Article

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