title: Research initiatives at the University of Toronto Environmental Hypersensitivity Research Unit.
abstract: The Environmental Hypersensitivity Research Unit at the University of Toronto is following a research strategy to develop and evaluate diagnostic methods for environmental hypersensitivity. These methods will be used to identify cases for inclusion in studies of disease etiology and therapy. The Research Unit has actively sought consultation and collaboration with researchers at the University of Toronto, clinicians from a variety of specialties, and patients. It is hoped that such a multidisciplinary approach will lead to the generation and testing of innovative hypothesis with rigorous methodology and, ultimately, to increased understanding of the complex conditions known as environmental hypersensitivity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive and Biostatistics, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: McKeown-Eyssen
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Marshall
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Baines
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rodin
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018876:Environmental Illness / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires