Responses to odors in occupational environments

Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 127-132

  Dalton, Pamela H ^a   Jaén, Cristina ^a  

^a MONELL CHEMICAL SENSES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical sensitivity; Irritants; Occupational exposure limits; Odors; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ODOR; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS; UNITED STATES; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

AGE FACTORS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ANIMALS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; ENVIRONMENTAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ODORS; OLFACTORY PERCEPTION; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 77951000660     PISSN: 15284050     EISSN: 14736322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACI.0b013e3283373470     Document Type: Review

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