Summary of human responses to ventilation

Indoor Air, Supplement

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 7, 2004, Pages 102-118

  Seppanen O A ^a   Fisk, W J ^b  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air conditioning; Cleanliness; CO2; HVAC system SBS symptoms; Infectious disease; Productivity; Sick leave; Ventilation; Ventilation rate

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; DISEASES; HUMIDITY CONTROL; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS; VENTILATION;

CLEANLINESS; HUMAN RESPONSE; HVAC SYSTEM; HVAC-SYSTEM SBS SYMPTOM; INDOOR AIR; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; LIMIT VALUES; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME SYMPTOMS; SICK LEAVE; VENTILATION RATE;

AIR CONDITIONING;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; BUILDING MATERIAL; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; JOB PERFORMANCE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; POLLUTION MONITORING; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME;

EID: 20844434666     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2004.00279.x     Document Type: Review

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