Characterization of indoor air quality in Portugal - habitar study;Caracterização da qualidade do ar interior em Portugal - estudo habitar

Revista Portuguesa de Imunoalergologia

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-38

  de Almeida, Mário Morais ^a,b   Lopes, Isabel ^c   Nunes, Carlos ^b,d,e  

^a CUF Descobertas Hospital   (Portugal)

^b Sociedade Portuguesa de Alergologia e Imunologia Clínica

^c Medical Department UCB Portugal

^d Centro de Imunoalergologia do Algarve

^e The UCB Institute of Allergy International Advisory Board

Author keywords

Indoor air quality; Pollution; Portugal; Thermal comfort; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; FORMALDEHYDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH STATUS; HOME; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; LAW; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PORTUGAL; RHINITIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; WELLBEING;

EID: 79952392464     PISSN: 08719721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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