Perceived treatment efficacy for conventional and alternative therapies reported by persons with multiple chemical sensitivity

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 111, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1498-1504

  Gibson, Pamela Reed ^a   Elms, Amy Nicole Marie ^a   Ruding, Lisa Ann ^a  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical hypersensitivity; Chemical injury; Environmental allergy; Environmental illness; Environmental sensitivity; Multiple chemical sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ALPRAZOLAM; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; DIAZEPAM; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUOXETINE; GABAPENTIN; GLUTATHIONE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; KETOCONAZOLE; NYSTATIN; SERTRALINE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DETOXIFICATION; DIET THERAPY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141852122     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.5936     Document Type: Article

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