摘要：A population-based cross-sectional study was carried out in coastal zone ofVisakhapatnam among 170 workers in 41 randomly selected Xerox (photostat)shops. The aim was to evaluate the relations between work with Xerox equipmentand the occurrence of eye, nasopharyngeal, skin and general symptoms (oftendenoted as sick building syndrome (SBS), chronic respiratory symptoms, andrespiratory infections. Work with self-copying paper was significantly related toweekly work-related eye, nasopharyngeal and skin symptoms, headache andlethargy, as well as to the occurrence of wheezing, cough, mucus production,sinusitis, and acute bronchitis. Xeroxing was related to nasal irritation, and videodisplay terminal work to eye symptoms, headache, and lethargy.
