Indoor air microbiological evaluation of offices, hospitals, industries, and shopping centers

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 351-357

  Nunes, Zilma G ^a   Martins, Alfredo S ^a   Altoe, Ana Lúcia F ^d   Nishikawa, Marília M ^b   Leite, Marilene O ^c   Aguiar, Paula F ^d   Fracalanzza, Sérgio Eduardo L ^d  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b National Institute for Quality Control in Health   (Brazil)

^c Centro Universitario de Barra Mansa UBM   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Air sampler; Airborne microorganisms; Indoor air; Principal components analysis

Indexed keywords

FUNGI;

EID: 23944512825     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762005000400003     Document Type: Article

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