Building health : an epidemiological study of "sick building syndrome" in the Whitehall II study

This study explores the role and significance of the physical and psychosocial work environment in explaining Sick Building Syndrome. In that aim cross sectional data on the physical environment of selected buildings were added to individual data from the Whitehall II study - an ongoing health survey of office based civil servants ( 4052 persons, aged 42-62 , working in 44 different buildings in and around London, participated ).
A multilevel framework was used to consider the possible influence of the physical building environment at one level and individual work characteristics at another level, on workers'health.