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Article: Self-reported illness from chemical odors in young adults without clinical syndromes or occupational exposures.
- Article from:
- Archives of Environmental Health
- Article date:
- January 1, 1993
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The problem of nonatopic, self-reported chronic sensitivities to multiple environmental chemical agents, such as pesticides, solvents, formaldehyde, and petroleum derivatives, is a growing public health concern.[1-5] Patients who claim multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) often become disabled by symptoms that include difficulty concentrating, headache, fatigue, depression, irritability, joint and muscle pain, nausea, dizziness, and nasal stuffiness.[1-3,6] Clinically, many MCS patients also report multiple food sensitivities, and they use avoidance of chemical substances as a primary treatment modality.[1,6] Although previous studies have found higher rates of depression ...