Light conditions for older adults in the nursing home: Assessment of environmental illuminances and colour temperature

Building and Environment

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1917-1927

  Sinoo, Marianne M ^a   van Hoof, Joost ^a   Kort, Helianthe S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ageing; Daylight; Environment; Kruithof curve; Lighting; NIF effects

Indexed keywords

AGEING; DAYLIGHT; ENVIRONMENT; KRUITHOF CURVE; NIF EFFECTS;

COLOR; HOSPITALS; LIGHTING;

NURSING;

AGING POPULATION; COLOR; ESTIMATION METHOD; TEMPERATURE;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 79956351750     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2011.03.013     Document Type: Article

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