Classroom conditions and CO2 concentrations and teacher health symptom reporting in 10 New York State Schools

Indoor Air

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 157-167

  Muscatiello, N ^a   Mccarthy, A ^a   Kielb, C ^a   Hsu, W H ^a   Hwang, S A ^a,b   Lin, S ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Health; Indoor environmental quality; School; Symptoms; Teacher

Indexed keywords

MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; TEACHING;

CO 2 CONCENTRATION; CONDITION; INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; INDOOR POLLUTANTS; INDOOR VENTILATIONS; NEW YORK STATE; PARTS PER MILLIONS; SCHOOL; SYMPTOM; TEACHERS';

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; AIR CONDITIONING; ANALYSIS; COGNITION DISORDERS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MALE; NEW YORK; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; TEACHING;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CARBON DIOXIDE; COGNITION DISORDERS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW YORK; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SCHOOLS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TEACHING; VENTILATION;

EID: 84925120104     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ina.12136     Document Type: Article

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