Classification of patients complaining of sick house syndrome and/or multiple chemical sensitivity

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 211, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 223-233

  Ishibashi, Mio ^a   Tonori, Hideki ^a   Miki, Takeo ^a   Miyajima, Eriko ^a   Kudo, Yasushi ^a   Tsunoda, Masashi ^a   Sakabe, Kou ^b,c   Aizawa, Yoshiharu ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KITASATO INSTITUTE HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allergy; Multiple chemical sensitivity; Quick Environment Exposure Sensitivity Inventory; Sick building syndrome; Sick house syndrome

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; INSECTICIDE; TOLUENE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; PATHOGENESIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SICK HOUSE SYNDROME; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME;

EID: 33947649685     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: 13493329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.211.223     Document Type: Article

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