Indoor Air Pollutants and Sick Building Syndrome: A Case Study and Implications for the Community Health Nurse

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 58-75

  Tsacoyianis, Rosemary ^a,b  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BUILDING MATERIAL; CHILD; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; DANGEROUS GOODS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; NURSING; REVIEW; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH NURSING; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CHILD; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; SCHOOL NURSING; SCHOOLS; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME;

EID: 0031066433     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.1997.tb00411.x     Document Type: Article

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