Evaluation of a Swedish version of the Quick Environmental Exposure and Sensitivity Inventory

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 95-104

  Nordin, Steven ^a,b   Andersson, Linus ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chemical intolerance; Exposure; Odor; Quality of life; Symptoms; Trigeminal

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77249098725     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-009-0427-4     Document Type: Article

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