Overlap in prevalence between various types of environmental intolerance

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 217, Issue 4-5, 2014, Pages 427-434

  Palmquist, Eva ^a   Claeson, Anna Sara ^a   Neely, Gregory ^a   Stenberg, Berndt ^a   Nordin, Steven ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Environmental intolerance; Multiple chemical sensitivity; Noise sensitivity; Overlap; Prevalence; Sick building syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; NOISE; PREVALENCE; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; NOISE; PREVALENCE; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME; SWEDEN;

EID: 84897050502     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2013.08.005     Document Type: Article

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