Seasonal variation in perceived indoor environment and nonspecific symptoms in a temperate climate

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 303-309

  Mizoue, Tetsuya ^a   Andersson, Kjell ^b   Reijula, Kari ^c   Fedeli, Cecilia ^b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Indoor environment; Nonspecific symptoms; Office building; Seasonal variation; Temperate climate

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BUILDING; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLIMATE; DUST; ELECTRICITY; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; JAPAN; LIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ODOR; PASSIVE SMOKING; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; HUMANS; JAPAN; ODDS RATIO; SEASONS; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME;

EID: 4143130915     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.46.303     Document Type: Article

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