The impact of household energy efficiency measures on health: A meta-analysis

Energy Policy

Volumn 65, Issue , 2014, Pages 583-593

  Maidment, Christopher D ^a   Jones, Christopher R ^a   Webb, Thomas L ^a   Hathway, E Abigail ^a   Gilbertson, Jan M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Health; Housing improvements; Meta analysis; Wellbeing

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL HEATING; HEALTH IMPROVEMENTS; HEALTH OUTCOMES; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY EFFICIENCIES; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; META-ANALYSIS; VENTILATION RATE; WELLBEING;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEATING; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

HEALTH;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; HEALTH IMPACT; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; META-ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84890311223     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.10.054     Document Type: Article

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