Indoor pollution and sick building syndrome symptoms among workers in day-care centers

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 200-207

  Li, Chih Shan ^a   Hsu, Chu Wan ^a   Tai, Mei Luan ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLADOSPORIUM; DAY CARE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PENICILLIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME;

EID: 0030926322     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039899709602887     Document Type: Article

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