Sickness-related dysfunction in persons with self-reported multiple chemical sensitivity at four levels of severity

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 72-81

  Gibson, Pamela Reed ^a   Vogel, Valerie M ^b  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MSC 7704 ^*

Author keywords

Chemical hypersensitivity; Environmental illness; Environmental sensitivity; Multiple chemical sensitivity; Nurses; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT ATTITUDE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICK ROLE;

EID: 57649215566     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02439.x     Document Type: Article

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