Determining the frequency of open windows in residences: A pilot study in Durham, North Carolina during varying temperature conditions

Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 329-349

  Johnson, Ted ^a   Long, Tom ^a  

^a TRJ Environmental Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Air exchange rate; Doors; Microenvironment; Occupancy; Residences; Windows

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARCHITECTURE; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HOUSING; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MICROENVIRONMENT; PILOT STUDY; SOCIOECONOMICS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOUSING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NORTH CAROLINA; POPULATION DENSITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VENTILATION; WEATHER;

EID: 23744446583     PISSN: 10534245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jea.7500409     Document Type: Article

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