Nasal and ocular symptoms, tear film stability and biomarkers in nasal lavage, in relation to building-dampness and building design in hospitals

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 451-461

  Wieslander, G ^a   Norback D ^a   Nordstrom K ^a   Walinder R ^a   Venge, P ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

2 Ethyl 1 hexanol; Acoustic rhinometry; Building dampness; Di (2 ethylhexyl) phthalate; Hospital workers; Indoor air pollution; Lysozyme; Nasal lavage; Sick building syndrome

Indexed keywords

2 ETHYLHEXANOL; AMMONIA; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; FORMALDEHYDE; LYSOZYME; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; ATOPY; BACTERIUM; BUILDING; DUST; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT LIGHTING; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; ILLUMINATION; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOULD; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NOSE MUCUS; RHINOMETRY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEAR FILM; TEMPERATURE; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL LAVAGE FLUID; PREVALENCE; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME; SWEDEN; TEARS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0344855599     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004200050398     Document Type: Article

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