Symptom patterns, and perceptual and cognitive styles in subjects with multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS)

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 517-525

  Bailer, Josef ^a   Rist, Fred ^b   Witthöft, Michael ^a   Paul, Christine ^a   Bayerl, Christiane ^c  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

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EID: 14644422272     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2004.08.002     Document Type: Article

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