Control and management of hospital indoor air quality

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Leung, Michael ^a   Chan, Alan H S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hospital; Indoor air quality; Management

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; AIRBORNE INFECTION; AIRFLOW; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONFIDENTIALITY; DILUTION; DISINFECTION; ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FILTRATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ENGINEERING; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LABORATORY; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; OPERATING ROOM; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRESSURE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR MOVEMENTS; AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FILTRATION; GUIDELINES; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATORS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; REVIEW LITERATURE; VENTILATION;

EID: 33644698248     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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