Eye irritation, nasal congestion, and facial skin itching in relation to emissions from newly painted indoor surfaces

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 270-279

  Norbäck, Dan ^a,b   Wieslander, Gunilla ^a   Björnsson, Eythor ^a   Janson, Christer ^a   Boman, Gunnar ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atopy; Formaldehyde; Indoor paint emissions; Sick building syndrome; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

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EID: 0003515199     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X9600500505     Document Type: Article

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