Sick Building Syndrome: Acoustic Aspects

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 44-59

  Burt, Tyrrell ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Allergic response; Building sealing; Infrasound; Sick building syndrome

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002812822     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X9600500107     Document Type: Article

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