Eye- and skin symptoms in German office workers - subjective perception vs. objective medical screening

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 203, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 311-316

  Brasche, Sabine ^a   Bullinger, Monika ^b   Bronisch, Maria ^a   Bischof, Wolfgang ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Indoor environment; Medical screening; Questionnaire; Sensory irritation; Validation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MICROCLIMATE; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME; SKIN DISEASE; WORKPLACE;

ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME; SKIN DISEASES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0035345624     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1438-4639-00042     Document Type: Article

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