Airborne infection control in health care facilities

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 366-371

  Kuehn, Thomas H ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaerosols; Construction; Fungal Spores; Hospitals; Indoor Air Quality; Infection

Indexed keywords

AIR FILTERS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALS; IMPURITIES; PATIENT TREATMENT; PRESSURE CONTROL; PULMONARY DISEASES;

INFECTION CONTROL;

AIR QUALITY;

EID: 0041427987     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1592187     Document Type: Review

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