Implementation of the indoor air component of cycle 2 of the Canadian health measures survey

Health Reports

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 3-10

  Patry Parisien, Jennifer ^a   Zhu, Jiping ^c   Wong, Suzy L ^b  

^a HEALTH STATISTICS DIVISION   (Canada)

^b Health Analysis Division   (Canada)

^c Exposure and Biomonitoring Division   (Canada)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Air quality; Data collection; Indoor air sampler; Organic chemicals; Survey methods; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTANT; CANADA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CANADA; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84880613670     PISSN: 08406529     EISSN: 12091367     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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