Subjective indoor air quality in geriatric hospitals

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 49-57

  Nordstrom K ^a   Norback D ^a   Wieslander, G ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

2 Ethyl 1 hexanol; Architectural design; Damp buildings; Dry air; Geriatric hospital; Static electricity

Indexed keywords

2 ETHYLHEXANOL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; FORMALDEHYDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE; VOLATILE AGENT;

AIR MONITORING; AIR QUALITY; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HUMIDITY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MOULD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0345211472     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000024609     Document Type: Article

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