Idiopathic environmental intolerances (formerly multiple chemical sensitivity) psychiatric perspectives
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Internal Medicine
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0954-6820
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2001.00870.x