An interdisciplinary therapeutic approach for dealing with patients attributing chronic fatigue and functional memory disorders to environmental poisoning - A pilot study

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 204, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 339-346

  Lacour, Michael ^a   Zunder, Thomas ^a   Dettenkofer, Markus ^a   Schoönbeck, Sylvia ^a   Luüdtke, Rainer ^b   Scheidt, Carl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b Karl and Veronica Carstens Foundation   (Germany)

Author keywords

CFS; Chronic fatigue syndrome; Functional memory disorders; MCS; Multiple chemical sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOSOMATICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF HELP; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036173702     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1438-4639-00103     Document Type: Article

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