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The modern office environment desiccates the eyes?

2006; Wiley; Volume: 16; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1600-0668.2006.00429.x

1600-0668

Peder Wolkoff, Jacob Klenø Nøjgaard, Carsten Franck, Peder Skov,

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Indoor AirVolume 16, Issue 4 p. 258-265 The modern office environment desiccates the eyes? P. Wolkoff, P. Wolkoff Indoor Environment Group, National Institute of Occupational Health, Copenhagen, DenmarkSearch for more papers by this authorJ. K. Nøjgaard, J. K. Nøjgaard Indoor Environment Group, National Institute of Occupational Health, Copenhagen, DenmarkSearch for more papers by this authorC. Franck, C. Franck Department of Occupational Medicine, Slagelse County Hospital, Slagelse, DenmarkSearch for more papers by this authorP. Skov, P. Skov Department of Occupational Medicine, Roskilde County Hospital, Køge, DenmarkSearch for more papers by this author P. Wolkoff, P. Wolkoff Indoor Environment Group, National Institute of Occupational Health, Copenhagen, DenmarkSearch for more papers by this authorJ. K. Nøjgaard, J. K. Nøjgaard Indoor Environment Group, National Institute of Occupational Health, Copenhagen, DenmarkSearch for more papers by this authorC. Franck, C. Franck Department of Occupational Medicine, Slagelse County Hospital, Slagelse, DenmarkSearch for more papers by this authorP. Skov, P. Skov Department of Occupational Medicine, Roskilde County Hospital, Køge, DenmarkSearch for more papers by this author First published: 31 May 2006 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0668.2006.00429.xCitations: 57 Peder WolkoffIndoor Environment GroupNational Institute of Occupational HealthDenmarkTel.: +45 39 16 52 72Fax: +45 39 16 52 01e-mail: [email protected] Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. 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