A chamber-experiment investigation of the interaction between perceptions of noise and odor in humans

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 76, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 598-604

  Pan, Zhiwei ^a   Kjaergaard, Søren K ^a   Mølhave, Lars ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chamber exposure; Indoor air quality; Interactions; Noise and odor; Perceptions

Indexed keywords

FURFURYL ALCOHOL; THIOL;

ADULT; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; AUDITORY MASKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COFFEE; CONCENTRATION LOSS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY NOSE; EXPERIMENT; EXPOSURE; HEADACHE; HEARING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMIDITY; LATIN SQUARE DESIGN; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; MOOD; NOISE; NORMAL HUMAN; ODOR; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHINOMETRY; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME; SOMNOLENCE; SOUND INTENSITY; STRESS; WELLBEING;

ADULT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NOISE; ODORS; PERCEPTION; RANDOM ALLOCATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0344944151     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-003-0464-3     Document Type: Article

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