Removal of exhaled particles by ventilation and deposition in a multibed airborne infection isolation room

Indoor Air

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 284-297

  Qian, H ^a,b   Li, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Airborne infection; Isolation room; Large droplets; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; DROPS; FLOORS; VENTILATION;

AIRBORNE INFECTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; CENTRES FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTIONS; FLOOR LEVEL; GASEOUS CONTAMINANTS; INFECTION CONTROL; ISOLATION ROOM; LARGE DROPLET; LARGE PARTICLES; RESPIRATORY PARTICLES;

DEPOSITION;

PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR; AIR CONDITIONING; DEVICES; EXHALATION; FILTRATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; PARTICULATE MATTER; PROCEDURES;

AIR MOVEMENTS; EXHALATION; FILTRATION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PARTICULATE MATTER; VENTILATION;

EID: 77955138400     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2010.00653.x     Document Type: Article

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