A review of the empirical literature on the relationships between indoor environment and stress in health care and office settings: Problems and prospects of sharing evidence

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 151-190

  Rashid, Mahbub ^a   Zimring, Craig ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air quality; Ambient temperature; Indoor environment of health care and office settings; Lighting; Noise; Stress

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; HEALTH CARE; INDOOR AIR; NOISE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 39149144553     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: 1552390X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013916507311550     Document Type: Review

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