A comparison of two studies reporting the prevalence of the sick building syndrome in New Zealand and England

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 112, Issue 1090, 1999, Pages 228-230

  Phipps, Robyn A ^a   Sisk, William E ^b   Wall, Gavin L ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b Valuer Raine and Horne   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME; UNITED KINGDOM;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME;

EID: 0033603087     PISSN: 00288446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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