Health in occupants of energy efficient new homes

Indoor Air

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 169-173

  Leech, J A ^a   Raizenne, M ^a   Gusdorf, J ^b  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^b NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Indoor air quality; Mechanical ventilation

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

CONSTRUCTION PRACTICE; CONTROL GROUPS; ENERGY EFFICIENT; GEOGRAPHIC AREAS; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; MECHANICAL VENTILATION; PILOT STUDIES; PROSPECTIVES; QUESTIONNAIRE STUDIES; WILCOXON RANK SUM TEST;

VENTILATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR CONDITIONING; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; ENERGY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH; HOUSEHOLD; HOUSING; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANK SUM TEST; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TELEPHONE; THROAT;

EID: 2442599942     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2004.00212.x     Document Type: Article

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