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1 online resource (247 pages) |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Authors; Introduction; Chapter 1 Present Status of Chemical Sensitivity; 1.1 Background; 1.1.1 Disease Registration of CS; 1.1.2 CS Studies in Europe; 1.1.3 CS Studies in Japan; 1.1.4 Sick-Building/House Syndrome; 1.2 Clinical Symptoms; 1.3 Psychiatric and Social Aspects; 1.4 Chemical Agents Implicated in CS; 1.5 Why the Diagnosis of CS Is Difficult; 1.5.1 Reasons for the Lack of Understanding of CS; Endnotes; Chapter 2 Effects of Chemical Sensitivity on Patients' Daily Lives |
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2.1 Effects of Chemical Sensitivity2.2 Countermeasures; 2.2.1 Making Your Home, Workplace, and School Environment Safe; 2.2.2 Food and Digestive Issues; 2.2.3 Caution in Use of Daily Products; 2.2.4 Avoidance of Environmental Chemicals; 2.2.5 Effects of Electromagnetic Waves; 2.2.5.1 ES and International Classification of Disease 10 (ICD); Endnotes; Chapter 3 Promoting Understanding of Chemical Sensitivity; 3.1 Medical Insurance in Japan; 3.2 Understanding of CS at the Judicial Level; 3.3 Education; 3.3.1 Specific Education of Medical Doctors; 3.3.2 Specific Education for Dentists |
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3.3.3 Specific Education for the Healthcare Team3.3.4 Patient Education for a Comfortable Daily Life; 3.3.5 Education of Laypersons; Endnotes; Chapter 4 Medical Facts; 4.1 Acute Toxicology, Intermediate Syndrome; 4.2 Chronic Toxicology; 4.3 Animal Experiments Using Extremely Low Dosages; 4.4 Research on the Mechanism of CS; 4.4.1 Detoxification; 4.4.2 Nervous Sensitivity Acquisition; Endnotes; Chapter 5 Diagnosis; 5.1 Detailed and Careful Interview; 5.2 Neuro-Ophthalmological and Neurological Examinations in Conjunction with Ordinary Clinical Examinations in Japan |
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5.2.1 Tracking Eye Movement Examination5.2.2 Pupillary Function; 5.2.3 Standing Ability; 5.2.4 Contrast Sensitivity Examination of Higher Visual Centers; 5.2.5 Accommodation Examination of Eyes; 5.2.6 Cerebral Function Examination; 5.2.7 Immune Examination; 5.2.8 Respiratory Function; 5.2.9 Peripheral Venous Blood Oxygen Concentration; 5.3 Chemical Load Tests; 5.3.1 Use of a Clean Room; 5.3.2 Determination of Causative Chemicals (Challenge Test); Endnotes; Chapter 6 Treatment of Patients with Chemical Sensitivity; 6.1 Avoidance of Chemical Substances; 6.1.1 Food; 6.1.2 Water; 6.1.3 Air |
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6.1.3.1 Use of an Air Purifier6.1.4 Clothes; 6.1.5 Medicine; 6.2 Detoxification; 6.2.1 Spa, Hot Spring, Bath, Low-Temperature Sauna; 6.2.2 Drug Treatment; 6.2.2.1 Conjugation; 6.2.2.2 Vitamins; 6.2.2.3 Symptomatic Therapy; 6.2.2.4 Minerals; 6.2.2.5 EDTA, Penicillamine, PAM, and Others; 6.3 Alternative Therapy; 6.3.1 Prayer and Meditation in Zen Buddhism; 6.3.2 Eastern Medicine and Alternative Medicine; 6.4 Nutritional Instruction; Endnotes; Chapter 7 Chemical Sensitivity in Children; 7.1 General Symptoms; 7.1.1 Formaldehyde Concentration and Symptoms; 7.1.2 TVOC Concentration and Symptoms |
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7.1.3 Red Cell Cholinesterase |
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Print version record |
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Yoshino, Hiroshi
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Ishikawa, Satoshi
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Miyata, Mikio
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| ISBN |
9781315356853 |
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1315356856 |
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