Patients with environment-related disorders: Comprehensive results of interdisciplinary diagnostics

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 212, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 157-171

  Brand, Serge ^a   Heller, Pia ^a   Bircher, Andreas J ^b   Braun Fahrleander, Charlotte ^c   Huss, Anke ^c   Niederer, Markus ^d   Schwarzenbach, Simone ^b   Waeber, Roger ^e   Wegmann, Lukas ^f   Kuechenhoff, Joachim ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^d State Laboratory   (Switzerland)

^e FEDERAL OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Switzerland)

^f Office for Environmental Protection and Energy   (Switzerland)

^g Cantonal Psychiatric Hospital Liestal   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Environmental analysis; Environmental illness; Interdisciplinary assessment; Psychopathology; Psychosomatics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF EVALUATION; SOMATOFORM DISORDER;

ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 59149097715     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2008.05.004     Document Type: Article

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