A new multiple regression model to identify multi-family houses with a high prevalence of sick building symptoms "SBS", within the healthy sustainable house study in Stockholm (3H)

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 85-94

  Engvall, Karin ^a   Hult, M ^b   Corner, R ^c   Lampa, E ^a   Norback D ^a   Emenius, G ^d  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b White Arkitekter ^*  (Sweden)

^c Environment and Health Administration   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atopy; Building age; Multi family buildings; Questionnaire; Sick building symptoms "SBS"

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME; SMOKING; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME; SMOKING; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77249115170     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-009-0447-0     Document Type: Article

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