Prevalence of self-reported symptoms and consequences related to inhalation of airborne chemicals in a Danish general population

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 881-887

  Berg, Nikolaj Drimer ^a   Linneberg, Allan ^a   Dirksen, Asger ^a   Elberling, Jesper ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Idiopathic environmental intolerance; Multiple chemical sensitivity; Population based; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POSTAL MAIL; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL LIFE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; OCCUPATIONS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 42549086412     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-007-0282-0     Document Type: Article

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