Scoping the SciencesScoping the SciencesSick Building Syndrome
This guide is an introductory list to help locate research materials at the Rowland Medical Library. The term "sick building syndrome" (SBS) is used to describe situations in which building occupants experience acute health and comfort effects that appear to be linked to time spent in a building, but no specific illness or cause can be identified. The complaints may be localized in a particular room or zone, or may be widespread throughout the building. (EPA Fact Sheet - Sick Building Syndrome).
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Suggested subject headings: Air Pollution, Indoor Environmental Exposure Environmental Health
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Suggested subject headings: Air Pollution, Indoor -- periodicals Environmental Exposure -- periodicals Environmental Health -- periodicals
Selected indexes and abstracts
For article-level searching, log into the RML web site and select "Electronic Databases" from the drop-down box near the top of the page. For this topic, you might try the following databases:
Suggested search terms: Sick Buidling Syndrome Indoor Air Pollution Indoor Air-Quality
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- Scientific
- Reinikainen, LM and Jaakkola, JJ. "Effects of Temperature and Humidification in the Office Environment." Archives of Environmental Health. 2001 Jul-Aug; 56(4): 365-368.
- Hodgson, M. "Sick building syndrome." Occupational Medicine. 2000 July-Sep; 15(3): 571-585.
- Niven RM, et.al. "Building sickness syndrome in healthy and unhealthy buildings: an epidemiological and environmental assessment with cluster analysis." Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2000 Sep; 57(9): 627-634.
- Jennings, PR; Fahringer, D; and Collins, T. "Sick building syndrome. Indoor air quality and your patient's health." JAAPA. 2000 Aug; 13(8): 34-36,39.
- Redlich, CA; Sparer, J; and Cullen, MR. "Sick-building syndrome." Lancet. 1997 Apr 5; 349(9057): 1013-1016.
Popular
- Baril, GL. "Rx for SBS." Health Facilities Management. 2000, Apr; 13(4): 26-28,30.
- Gutton, G and Phillips, WG. "Sick building cause cited." Popular Science. 1999 Feb; 2: 31
- "Sick buidling syndrome linked to molds." Modern Medicine. 1998 Oct; 66(10): 9.
- Mann, A. "This place makes me sick." Time. 1998, Dec; 152(25): 38-40.
Specialized databases
- Sick Building Syndrome - Office of Air and Radiation, US EPA.
Indoor Air Quality Information Clearinghouse - US EPA.
NIOSH Databases - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Environmental Health Information - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
- HealtheHouse (Virtual House) - Children's Health Environmental Coalition
- http://www.checnet.org/healthehouse/virtualhouse/index.asp
- Office of Air and Radiation - US Environmental Protection Agency
- http://www.epa.gov/oar/
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
- http://www.niehs.nih.gov/
- National Center for Environmental Health - CDC
- http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/default.htm
Author: Rama Vishwanatham
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