Symptomatology and Etiology of Multiple Chemical Sensitivities in the Southeastern United States

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 429-436

  Caress, Stanley M ^a   Steinemann, Anne C ^b   Waddick, Caitlin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical injury; Chemical intolerance; Environmental illness; Mcs; Multiple chemical sensitivities; Tilt; Toxicant induced loss of tolerance

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL AGENT; PERFUME; PESTICIDE; TOBACCO SMOKE;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; ETHNOLOGY; EXHAUST GAS; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE; SEX RATIO; SMOKING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0036771540     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039890209601433     Document Type: Article

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