Effectiveness of local filters for infection control in medical examination rooms

HVAC and R Research

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 173-194

  Hicks, R Edwin ^a   Sengun, Mehmet Z ^b   Fine, Basil C ^c,d  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b XEROX CORPORATION   (United States)

^c HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR; AIR FILTERS; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; FLOW OF FLUIDS; IMPURITIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PRESSURE EFFECTS; PULSATILE FLOW; STANDARDS; VELOCITY;

AIR VELOCITY; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL EXAMINATION ROOM;

VENTILATION;

EID: 0030197074     PISSN: 10789669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10789669.1996.10391343     Document Type: Article

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