Indoor health: Background levels of fungi

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 427-438

  Gots, Ronald E ^a   Layton, Nancy J ^a   Pirages, Suellen W ^a  

^a International Center for Toxicology and Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Fungi; Indoor air quality

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY STANDARD; AMBIENT AIR; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FUNGUS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SYMPTOM;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; FUNGI; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOUSING; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE VALUES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0042466475     PISSN: 15428117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15428110308984836     Document Type: Article

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