Sick-building syndrome

Lancet

Volumn 349, Issue 9057, 1997, Pages 1013-1016

  Redlich, Carrie A ^a   Sparer, Judy ^a   Cullen, Mark R ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; CONTAMINATION; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0030979074     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(96)07220-0     Document Type: Review

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