Work performance, productivity and indoor air

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, Supplement

Volumn , Issue 4, 2008, Pages 69-78

  Clements Croome, Derek J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air quality; Building design; Carbon dioxide; Review; Ventilation; Well being; Work environment; Work performance

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

AIR QUALITY; ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; INDOOR AIR; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WORKING CONDITIONS;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BLOOD OXYGENATION; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEMORY; MOOD; ODOR; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY CONTROL; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME; SMOKING; WATER VAPOR; WELLBEING; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 42549087204     PISSN: 03566528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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