Rethinking hospital general ward ventilation design using computational fluid dynamics

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 31-36

  Yam, R ^a   Yuen, P L ^b   Yung, R ^c   Choy, T ^d  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (Hong Kong)

^c HONG KONG SANATORIUM AND HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Airborne respiratory diseases; Hospital general ward; Infection control; Severe acute respiratory syndrome; Ventilation design

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; MICROORGANISM; ROOM VENTILATION; SIMULATION; WARD;

EID: 78650517136     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.08.010     Document Type: Article

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