Environmental, occupational, and personal factors related to the prevalence of sick building syndrome in the general population

British Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 1991, Pages 451-462

  Norback, D ^a   Edling, C ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON; NICKEL; PAINT;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CHILD; ETIOLOGY; HOUSING; OCCUPATION; PASSIVE SMOKING; POPULATION RISK; PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME; SWEDEN; VISUAL DISPLAY UNIT; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0025892831     PISSN: 00071072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.48.7.451     Document Type: Article

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