Prevalence of annoyance attributed to electrical equipment and smells in a Swedish population, and relationship with subjective health and daily functioning

Public Health

Volumn 119, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 568-577

  Carlsson, Frida ^a   Karlson, B ^a   Orbaek P ^a,b   Osterberg K ^a   Ostergren P O ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Environmental illness; Environmental intolerance; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL;

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HEALTH STATUS;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGE; ANNOYANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DETERIORATION; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT LIGHTING; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN; VISUAL DISPLAY UNIT; WELLBEING; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTRONICS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; ODORS; PREVALENCE; SMELL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEDEN;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN; WORLD;

EID: 19744364413     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2004.07.011     Document Type: Article

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