Literature review of the effect of temperature and humidity on viruses

ASHRAE Transactions

Volumn 118, Issue PART 1, 2012, Pages 1049-1060

  Memarzadeh, Farhad ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VENTILATION;

AEROSOL TRANSMISSION; EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HUMIDITY AND TEMPERATURES; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; LITERATURE REVIEWS; VENTILATION SYSTEMS;

VIRUSES;

EID: 84865012069     PISSN: 00012505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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