Effect of classroom air quality on students' concentration: Results of a cluster-randomized cross-over experimental study

Indoor Air

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 378-387

  Twardella, D ^a   Matzen, W ^a   Lahrz, T ^b   Burghardt, R ^b   Spegel, H ^a   Hendrowarsito, L ^a   Frenzel, A C ^c   Fromme, H ^a  

^a Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority   (Germany)

^b Berlin Brandenburg State Laboratory   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUGSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Attention; Carbon Dioxide; Indoor Air; School; Students

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; STUDENTS; VENTILATION;

ATTENTION; CROSS-OVER; INDOOR AIR; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; MECHANICAL VENTILATION SYSTEM; PERFORMANCE; PRIMARY PARAMETERS; REPEATED MEASUREMENTS; SCHOOL; TEST CONDITION;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84866161904     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2012.00774.x     Document Type: Article

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