The sick building syndrome (SBS);Le sick building syndrome (SBS) ou syndrome des bâtiments malsains

Presse Medicale

Volumn 32, Issue 33, 2003, Pages 1572-1579

  Ezratty, Véronique ^a  

^a GAZ DE FRANCE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AMBIENT AIR; ASTHENIA; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; NOSE MUCOSA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POPULATION RESEARCH; REVIEW; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORKPLACE;

HUMANS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME;

EID: 0141927954     PISSN: 07554982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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