Methods to assess human occupancy and occupant activity in hospital patient rooms

Building and Environment

Volumn 90, Issue , 2015, Pages 136-145

  Dedesko, Sandra ^a   Stephens, Brent ^b   Gilbert, Jack A ^c,d   Siegel, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Illinois Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide concentrations; Doorway beam break sensors; Healthcare environments; Indoor microbiome; Room occupants

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DOORS; HOSPITALS; NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES;

CARBON DIOXIDE CONCENTRATIONS; CONCENTRATION SENSORS; HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENTS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MICROBIOME; OCCUPANT CHARACTERISTICS; PRIVACY AND SECURITY; ROOM OCCUPANTS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL SECTOR; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SENSOR;

CHICAGO; ILLINOIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84927631082     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2015.03.029     Document Type: Article

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