The health protection act, national guidelines for indoor air quality and development of the national indoor air programs in Finland

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 107, Issue SUPPL. 3, 1999, Pages 515-517

  Husman, Tuula Marja ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Guidelines; Health Protection Act; Indoor air; Mold; Public health

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY STANDARD; AMBIENT AIR; BUILDING; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FINLAND; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MOULD; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 0032793235     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.99107s3515     Document Type: Conference Paper

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