Annual variations in indoor climate in the homes of elderly persons living in Dublin, Ireland and Tromsø, Norway

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 526-531

  Bøkenes, Lise ^a   Mercer, James B ^a   MacEvilly, Sheila ^b   Andrews, James F ^c   Bolle, Roald ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b HEALTH SERVICE EXECUTIVE   (Ireland)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NORWAY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEASON; TEMPERATURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 79960799877     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckp109     Document Type: Article

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