Perceived indoor air quality, air-related symptoms and ventilation in finnish hospitals

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 48-56

  Hellgren, Ulla Maija ^a   Hyvärinen, Markku ^b   Holopainen, Rauno ^a   Reijula, Kari ^a,c  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b Insinööri Studio Oy   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Evaluation of ventilation; Health care workers; Indoor air questionnaire; Perceived indoor air quality

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; FINLAND; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PERCEPTION;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; FINLAND; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PERCEPTION; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; VENTILATION;

EID: 79960007396     PISSN: 12321087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s13382-011-0011-5     Document Type: Article

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