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标题：Prevalence and interannual changes in multiple chemical sensitivity in Japanese workers
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作者：Xiaoyi Cui ; Xi Lu ; Mizue Hiura 等
期刊名称：Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
印刷版ISSN：1342-078X
电子版ISSN：1347-4715
出版年度：2014
卷号：19
期号：3
页码：215-219
DOI：10.1007/s12199-014-0378-6
出版社：Springer Japan
摘要：Objective
We aimed to evaluate the prevalence rates and interannual fluctuations in multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) in Japanese workers.
Methods
We assessed MCS using the Quick Environmental Exposure and Sensitivity Inventory, employing both Miller and Japanese criteria. Workers of two manufacturing companies located in Kyushu, Japan, were assessed, with company A surveyed in 2003, 2006 and 2011, and company B in 2003 and 2011.
Results
In company A, the Miller criteria-based MCS prevalence rate was higher in 2011 than in 2003, and according to the Japanese criteria, it was higher in 2011 than 2006. In company B, the Miller criteria-based MCS prevalence rate was lower in 2011 than in 2003.
Conclusion
The results indicated that MCS exists among industrial workers in Japan. We found no statistically significant interannual changes in MCS rates.
关键词：Multiple chemical sensitivity; Environmental exposure; QEESI; Sick house syndrome; Allergy; Japanese workers;