Quantitative relationship of sick building syndrome symptoms with ventilation rates

Indoor Air

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 159-165

  Fisk, W J ^a   Mirer, A G ^a   Mendell, M J ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Association; Health; Quantification; Sick building syndrome; Symptoms; Ventilation rate

Indexed keywords

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS; OFFICE BUILDINGS; VENTILATION;

BEST FIT EQUATION; DATAPOINTS; LINEAR REGRESSION EQUATION; OFFICE WORKERS; PER UNIT; QUANTIFICATION; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME SYMPTOMS; SYMPTOM; VENTILATION RATE;

AIR QUALITY;

EID: 63349099443     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2008.00575.x     Document Type: Article

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