Screening strategies of an indoor air quality express assessment protocol (EAP) for air-conditioned offices

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 77-82

  Mui, K W ^a   Wong, L T ^a   Hui, P S ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Air conditioned offices; Express assessment protocol (EAP); Indoor Air Quality (IAQ); Screening

Indexed keywords

EID: 58849164445     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: 14230070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X08101529     Document Type: Article

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