The controversies surrounding sick building syndrome

Clinical Microbiology Newsletter

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 73-76

  Vance, Paula H ^a   Weissfeld, Alice S ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ALTERNARIA; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BUILDING; CHAETOMIUM; CLADOSPORIUM; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; MOULD; PENICILLIUM; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME; STACHYBOTRYS CHARTARUM; TRICHODERMA;

EID: 34247606393     PISSN: 01964399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinmicnews.2007.04.007     Document Type: Article

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