Applicability of a set of diagnostic tests in indoor air health research

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 207, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 125-139

  Wiesmüller, Gerhard Andreas ^a   Ranft, Ulrich ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Environmental epidemiology; Environmental medicine; Functional measurements; Indoor air health research; Psychometric tests; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ELECTROGASTROGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RHINOMETRY; WELLBEING;

EID: 1342323351     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1438-4639-00273     Document Type: Article

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