Psychosocial factors and gender as predictors of symptoms associated with sick building syndrome

Stress and Health

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 165-171

  Kinman, Gail ^a   Griffin, Miriam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Building related symptoms; Job related mood; Sick building syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENDER BIAS; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MOOD; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OFFICE WORKER; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKING TIME; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 42549134467     PISSN: 15323005     EISSN: 15322998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smi.1175     Document Type: Article

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