Building health: an epidemiological study of "sick building syndrome" in the Whitehall II study
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Building health: an epidemiological study of "sick building syndrome" in the Whitehall II study.
OBJECTIVES Sick building syndrome (SBS) is described as a group of symptoms attributed to the physical environment of specific buildings. Isolating particular environmental features responsible for the symptoms has proved difficult. This study explores the role and significance of the physical and psychosocial work environment in explaining SBS. METHODS Cross sectional data on the physical en...
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عنوان ژورنال: Occupational and Environmental Medicine
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1351-0711
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2005.022889