Coping and self-image in patients with visual display terminal-related skin symptoms and perceived hypersensitivity to electricity

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 538-542

  Bergdahl, Jan ^a   Stenberg, B ^a   Eriksson, N ^a   Linden G ^b   Widman, L ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Coping; Environmental illness; Hypersensitivity to electricity; Self image; Visual display terminals

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; ELECTRICITY; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENTAL DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT LIGHTING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASE; PHILOSOPHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; RELIGION; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TELEVISION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMPUTER TERMINALS; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; ELECTRICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 13644262071     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-004-0546-x     Document Type: Article

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