A cough aerosol simulator for the study of disease transmission by human cough-generated aerosols

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 937-944

  Lindsley, William G ^a   Reynolds, Jeffrey S ^a   Szalajda, Jonathan V ^a   Noti, John D ^a   Beezhold, Donald H ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE TRANSMISSION; CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GEOMETRIC STANDARD DEVIATIONS; IMPROVED TECHNIQUES; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PERSONAL PROTECTION; PROTECTIVE MEASURES;

HEALTH CARE; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PATHOGENS; SIMULATORS; VIRUSES;

AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DISINFECTION; INFLUENZA VIRUS; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; SIMULATOR; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE;

EID: 84879098349     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786826.2013.803019     Document Type: Article

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