Noise sensitivity and multiple chemical sensitivity scales: Properties in a population based epidemiological study

Noise and Health

Volumn 14, Issue 60, 2012, Pages 215-223

  Heinonen Guzejev, Marja ^a   Koskenvuo, Markku ^a   Mussalo Rauhamaa, Helena ^a   Vuorinen, H S ^a   Heikkilä, Kauko ^a   Kaprio, Jaakko ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b National Institute of Health and Welfare   (Finland)

Author keywords

General sensitivity; multiple chemical sensitivity; noise sensitivity; psychosocial factors; somatic health

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEARING; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; NEUROSIS; NOISE; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMOKING; TWINS;

AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; LOUDNESS PERCEPTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; NOISE; PERSONALITY TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SMOKING; TWIN STUDIES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84870169781     PISSN: 14631741     EISSN: 19984030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1463-1741.102956     Document Type: Article

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