Idiopathic environmental intolerance (MCS, Eco-Syndrome) - New developments;Idiopathische umweltintoleranz (MCS, Öko-Syndrom) - Neue entwicklungen

Allergo Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 434-441

  Eberlein König, Bernadette ^a   Behrendt, Heidrun ^a   Ring, Johannes ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Eco Syndrome; Environmental hypersensitivities; Idiopathic environmental intolerance; Multiple Chemical Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC REACTION; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL DISEASE; PANIC; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; REVIEW; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; STRESS;

EID: 0036811594     PISSN: 09418849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03361051     Document Type: Review

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