Prevalence of the sick building syndrome symptoms in office workers before and after being exposed to a building with an improved ventilation system

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 204-210

  Bourbeau, Jean ^a   Brisson, Chantal ^a   Allaire, Sylvain ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Indoor air quality; Office workers; Sick building syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM VENTILATION; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0029881749     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.53.3.204     Document Type: Article

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