Open AccessThe sick building syndrome
Author(s) -
Sumedha M Joshi
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine/the indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3670
pISSN - 0973-2284
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5278.43262
Subject(s) - sick building syndrome , absenteeism , productivity , feeling , hazard , sick leave , medicine , environmental health , psychology , physical therapy , engineering , economics , social psychology , ecology , biology , economic growth , indoor air quality , environmental engineering
The sick building syndrome comprises of various nonspecific symptoms that occur in the occupants of a building. This feeling of ill health increases sickness absenteeism and causes a decrease in productivity of the workers. As this syndrome is increasingly becoming a major occupational hazard, the cause, management and prevention of this condition have been discussed in this article.