Assessment of thermal comfort: A study at closed and ventilated call centre

American Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 402-407

  Ismail, A R ^a   Jusoh, N ^b   Makhtar, N K ^b   Zakaria, J S M ^b   Zainudin, M K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA PAHANG   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Close; Comfort; Thermal; Ventilated

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953798736     PISSN: 15469239     EISSN: 15543641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajassp.2010.402.407     Document Type: Article

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