Persistent allergic rhinitis and indoor air quality perception - An experimental approach

Indoor Air

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 313-319

  Graudenz, G S ^a,c   Latorre, M R D O ^a   Tribess, A ^a   Oliveira, C H ^b   Kalil, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Air conditioning; Building related illness; Experimental studies; Indoor air quality

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; HUMIDITY CONTROL; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; BUILDING-RELATED ILLNESS; CONTROL GROUPS; DRY AIR; EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INDOOR AIR; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; QUALITY PERCEPTIONS; STAGNANT AIR;

AIR CONDITIONING;

EID: 33745698426     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2006.00428.x     Document Type: Article

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