Personal and microenvironmental concentrations of particles and microbial aerosol in relation to health symptoms among teachers

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 182-190

  Haverinen Shaughnessy, Ulla ^a   Toivola, Mika ^a   Alm, Sari ^b   Putus, Tuula ^a   Nevalainen, Aino ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b City of Lahti   (Finland)

Author keywords

Absorption coefficient; Health symptoms; Microbial exposure; Mold; Particle mass; Personal exposure

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FILTER; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MICROENVIRONMENT; MICROORGANISM; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLING; SYMPTOM; TEACHER; WINTER; WORKPLACE;

ABSORPTION; ADULT; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FACULTY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; WORKPLACE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34047144401     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jes.7500494     Document Type: Article

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