Multiple chemical sensitivities-modern medical conundrum or old story with a new title?

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 103-106

  McGraw, Donald J ^a  

^a Occupational Medicine Physician in Private Practice   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; HISTAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; NYSTATIN; PRIMROSE OIL; SEROTONIN;

ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; COLON RESECTION; CONSTIPATION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; HYSTERIA; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; OXYGEN THERAPY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; RESIDENT; SOMATOFORM DISORDER;

EID: 78751663693     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181e66d45     Document Type: Article

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