Building-related illness and sick building syndrome: from the specific to the vague.
When a primary-care physician encounters a patient with a possible building-related illness, common sense applies. Does the patient have a potentially serious condition? Does he or she need a referral to a specialist? This paper explores the topics of building-related illness and sick building syndrome.
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Department of General Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundaton, OH 44195, USA.
D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D010819:Physician's Role; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012307:Risk Factors; D018877:Sick Building Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*