Air-treatment systems for controlling hospital-acquired infections

HPAC Heating, Piping, AirConditioning Engineering

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 28-48

  Kowalski, Wladyslaw J ^a,b,c  

^a Immune Building Systems Inc   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c International Ultraviolet Association

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EID: 33847012687     PISSN: 15274055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
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