Indoor air quality in schools and health symptoms among portuguese teachers

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 159-169

  Madureira, J ^a   Alvim Ferraz, M C M ^b   Rodrigues, S ^a   Goncalves, C ^a   Azevedo, M C ^a   Pinto, E ^b   Mayan, O ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Indoor air quality; Occupational exposure; Schools; Schoolteachers; Symptoms; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

EID: 60849104113     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: 15497860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807030802615881     Document Type: Article

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