Visual analogue scales for detecting changes in symptoms of the sick building syndrome in an intervention study

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 361-367

  Kildesø, Jan ^a   Wyon, David ^b   Skov, Torsten ^c   Schneider, Thomas ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b JOHNSON CONTROLS INC   (United States)

^c Brønshøj Kirkevej   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cleaning; Indoor air; Intervention; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CLEANING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME;

EID: 0032855118     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.446     Document Type: Article

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