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SYNDROME OF HERMETICALLY-SEALED BUILDINGS.

LE SYNDROME DES EDIFICES HERMETIQUES.

Author(s) : JONES W.

Type of article: Periodical article

Summary

REVIEW OF SYMPTOMS: EYE, NOSE AND THROAT INFLAMMATION, FEELING OF DRY MUCOSES MEMBRANE, DRY SKIN, MENTAL TIREDNESS, HEADACHE, NAUSEA, GIDDINES, ASTHMATIC BREATHING, RASHES, PRURITIS, NON SPECIFIC REACTIONS OF HYPERSENSITIVENESS ; REVIEW OF INCIDENCE AND PREVALENCE. DISCUSSION ON ETIOLOGY INCLUDING MULTIPLE CAUSES: MICROORGANISMS PRESENT IN AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS, CHEMICAL PRODUCTS POLLUTING THE AIR OF HERMETIC PREMISES, HUMIDITY, AIR CHANGE RATE, TEMPERATURE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS. PROPOSITION OF HYPOTHESIS ON THE HIGHER PREVALENCE OF THE SYNDROME AMONG WOMEN AND ON THE EXISTENCE OF SUB-SYNDROMES OF CHEMICAL AND MICROBIAL ETIOLOGIES. (Bull. Doc. INRS, FR., 17, N 7, 1990, INRS 90-699.

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  • Original title: LE SYNDROME DES EDIFICES HERMETIQUES.
  • Record ID : 1991-1766
  • Languages: French
  • Source: Doc. Méd. Trav. - n. 145
  • Publication date: 1990

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