Limitations of climate chamber studies into thermal comfort and workers' performance

Indoor Air

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 439-440

  Leyten, J L ^a   Kurvers, S R ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERGONOMICS;

CLIMATE CHAMBERS; PERFORMANCE; WORKERS';

THERMAL COMFORT;

ENVIRONMENTAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LETTER; MALE; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME; TEMPERATURE SENSE; WORKPLACE;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ENVIRONMENTAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME; THERMOSENSING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84884185367     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ina.12034     Document Type: Letter

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