Transport of surgically produced aerosols in an operating room

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 393-402

  Buchanan, C R ^a   Dunn Rankin, D ^a  

^a University of California at Irvine   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluidborne pathogens; Inhalable aerosols; Numerical simulations; Particle transport; Room design

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; OPERATING ROOM; PARTICLE SIZE; SIMULATION; STOCHASTIC MODEL; THERMODYNAMICS; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 33845316755     PISSN: 00028894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15428119891010659     Document Type: Article

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