Investigation of physical characteristics of houses and occupants behavioural factors for mould infestation in residential buildings

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 57-64

  Moon, Hyeun Jun ^a   Yoon, Young Ran ^a  

^a Dankook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Behavioural factors; House related factors; Mould infestation; Questionnaire study; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; BATH; BEHAVIOR; BUILDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; FUNGUS GROWTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFESTATION; MOULD; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RISK FACTOR; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEXTILE WASHING;

EID: 77949628243     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: 14230070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X09358022     Document Type: Conference Paper

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