Humid buildings - The problem

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 211-213

  Rylander, Ragnar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Humid buildings; Inflammation; Respiratory symptoms

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR; BUILDING; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0041967434     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X03035193     Document Type: Conference Paper

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