Experimental determination of the limiting criteria for human exposure to low winter humidity indoors (RP-1160)

HVAC and R Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 201-213

  Wyon, David P ^a   Fang, Lei ^a   Lagercrantz, Love ^a   Fanger, P Ole ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMIDITY CONTROL; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; OFFICE BUILDINGS; PERSONNEL TESTING; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY; LOW WINTER HUMIDITY INDOORS; MUCOUS FERNING TEST; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME (SBS) SYMPTOM; VISUAL-ANALOGUE SCALES;

CLIMATE CONTROL;

EID: 33744501238     PISSN: 10789669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10789669.2006.10391175     Document Type: Article

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