Generalization of acquired somatic symptoms in response to odors: A pavlovian perspective on multiple chemical sensitivity

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 751-759

  Devriese, Stephan ^a   Winters, Winnie ^a   Stegen, Kris ^a   Van Diest, Ilse ^a   Veulemans, Hendrik ^a   Nemery, Benoit ^a   Eelen, Paul ^a   Van de Woestijne, Karel ^a   Van den Bergh, Omer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Classic conditioning; Generalization; Multiple chemical sensitivity; Psychosomatic symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDITIONED REFLEX; CONDITIONING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; NORMAL HUMAN; ODOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER;

EID: 0034529685     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006842-200011000-00003     Document Type: Article

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