Understanding Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: Causes, Effects, Personal Experiences and Resources (McFarland Health Topics) - Softcover

Valkenburg, Els

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0786444436 ISBN 13: 9780786444434

Publisher: McFarland, 2009

Synopsis

This personal view of multiple chemical sensitivity and environmental illness is supported by research. In a question-and-answer format, the effects of exposure to perfume, smoke, air fresheners, cleaning products, exhaust, and other air contaminants are examined and linked to symptoms such as headaches, allergies, asthma, and fatigue. The book contains additional testimony and reports from 37 sufferers, as well as listings of resources and related scientific articles.

About this title

About the Author:

Els Valkenburg wrote the first Dutch book on multiple chemical sensitivity, and this is the English-language edition. She lives in the Netherlands.

Review:

"very well-written...this book is well-researched, moving, extremely interesting and useful for anyone who wants to know about MCS...an absolute necessity not only for MCS patients, but their relatives, friends, physicians, therapists, medical personnel, and the general public"--American Chronicle.

About this edition

• Publisher: McFarland
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0786444436
• ISBN 13: 9780786444434
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224