Perceived relation between odors and a negative event determines learning of symptoms in response to chemicals

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 200-204

  Devriese, Stephan ^a   Winters, Winnie ^a   Van Diest, Ilse ^a   De Peuter, Steven ^a   Vos, Gerrit ^a   Van de Woestijne, Karel ^a   Van den Bergh, Omer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

CO2; Multiple chemical sensitivity; Odor; Subjective symptoms

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BUTYRIC ACID; CARBON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ASSOCIATIVE MEMORY; BREATHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; NORMAL HUMAN; ODOR; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SMELLING; STATE DEPENDENT LEARNING; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; BELGIUM; HUMANS; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; ODORS; REFERENCE VALUES; SMELL;

EID: 2542463112     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-003-0488-8     Document Type: Article

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