Chemical sensitivity and the work place environment: Research needs

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1039-1042

  Moen, Bente E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cacosmia; Multiple chemical sensitivity

Indexed keywords

DICHLOROMETHANE; ETHER DERIVATIVE; FREON; INK; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PAINT; PESTICIDE; PETROLEUM; SULFIDE; THINNER; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; XYLENE;

ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; DISTILLATION; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SYMPTOM; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONS; RESEARCH; WORKPLACE;

EID: 22144498141     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2005.03.020     Document Type: Article

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