Increased concentrations of certain persistent organic pollutants in subjects with self-reported electromagnetic hypersensitivity-A pilot study

Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 197-203

  Hardell, Lennart ^a   Carlberg, Michael ^a   Söderqvist, Fredrik ^a   Hardell, Karin ^b   Björnfoth, Helen ^b   Van Bavel, Bert ^b   Lindstrom, Gunilla ^b  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brominated flame retardants; Electromagnetic hypersensitivity; PCBs; Persistent organic pollutants

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; ELECTROMAGNETISM; ETHERS; FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETISM; OPERATING ROOMS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLLUTION;

CHLORDANE (CHL); CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONFIDENCE INTERVAL (CI); ELECTROMAGNETIC (EM); ELECTROMAGNETIC HYPERSENSITIVITY (EH); HEXACHLOROBENZENE (HCB); LOWER CONCENTRATIONS; ODDS RATIOS (OR); PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS (POPS); PILOT STUDIES; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER (PBDE); SUBJECTIVE SYMPTOMS; TWO TYPES;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; POLLUTANT;

ADULT; AGED; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL ILLNESS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 46249107597     PISSN: 15368378     EISSN: 15368386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15368370802089053     Document Type: Article

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