An ultrasound personal locator for time-activity assessment

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 122-132

  Allen Piccolo, Gian ^a   Rogers, Jamesine V ^a   Edwards, Rufus ^b   Clark, Michael C ^a   Allen, T Tracy ^a   Ruiz Mercado, Ilse ^a   Shields, Kyra N ^a   Canuz, Eduardo ^c   Smith, Kirk R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Universidad del Valle   (Guatemala)

Author keywords

Datalogging; Efficacy; Exposure assessment; Guatemala; Indoor air pollution; RESPIRE

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INSTRUMENTATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE; ULTRASOUND; VALIDATION STUDY;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 67651052714     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2009.15.2.122     Document Type: Article

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