Formaldehyde exposure and multiple chemical sensitivity

Journal of UOEH

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 229-235

  Kunugita, Naoki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Formaldehyde; Guideline; MCS; Multiple chemical sensitivity

Indexed keywords

CIGARETTE SMOKE; FORMALDEHYDE;

ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; PATHOGENESIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

EID: 0037631893     PISSN: 0387821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7888/juoeh.25.229     Document Type: Article

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