The challenge of multiple chemical sensitivity

Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 70, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 24-27

  Spencer, Taylor R ^b   Schur, Paul M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOUND; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; LITERATURE REVIEW; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER;

HUMANS; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS;

EID: 44649106366     PISSN: 00220892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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