Reflections on the state of research: Indoor environmental quality

Indoor Air

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 219-230

  Clausen, G ^a   Beko G ^a   Corsi, R L ^b   Gunnarsen, L ^c   Nazaroff, W W ^d   Olesen, B W ^a   Sigsgaard, T ^e   Sundell, J ^a,f,g   Toftum, J ^a   Weschler, C J ^a,h  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d 109 McLaughlin Hall   (United States)

^e AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^f TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^g CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^h RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Green synergies; Highlights; Knowledge gaps; Societal concerns; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CURRENT STATUS; DENMARK; GREEN SYNERGY; HIGHLIGHT; INDOOR CLIMATE; INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; KNOWLEDGE GAPS; SLOVAKIA; SOCIETAL CONCERNS; STATE OF RESEARCH;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 79956033888     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2010.00706.x     Document Type: Article

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