Evaluation of hospital indoor fungal air pollution;Indagine sull'inquinamento micetico dell'aria nell'indoor ospedaliero

Igiene Moderna

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 147-160

  Sisti, M ^a   Schiavano, G F ^b   Salvaggio, L ^b   Albano, A ^b   Brandi, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Microbiological air control; Nosocomial indoor air quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039840075     PISSN: 00191655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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