Sick building syndrome in relation to building dampness in multi-family residential buildings in Stockholm

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 270-278

  Engvall, K ^a,b   Norrby, C ^b   Norback D ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Stockholm Office of Research and Statistics   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Building dampness; Dwelling; Indoor environment; Mould growth; Questionnaire; Sick building syndrome (SBS)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BATH; BUILDING; COUGHING; EYE IRRITATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MOULD; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NOSE IRRITATION; ODOR; PATIENT INFORMATION; POPULATION DENSITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; ROOM VENTILATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME; SKIN IRRITATION; SWEDEN; SYMPTOM; THROAT DISEASE; WATER SUPPLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME; SWEDEN; VENTILATION;

EID: 0035013791     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004200000218     Document Type: Article

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