Airborne transmission via hvac of acute respiratory infections in military facilities?: Review of a basic training cohort study

Journal of Green Building

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 114-120

  Haselbach, Liv ^a   Hussey, James ^b   Feigley, Charles E ^b   Hebert, James R ^b   White, Duvel W ^c   Lawson, Andrew ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory infections; HVAC; Indoor air quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953333553     PISSN: 15526100     EISSN: 19434618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3992/jgb.4.1.114     Document Type: Article

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