Effects of exposure to carbon dioxide and bioeffluents on perceived air quality, self-assessed acute health symptoms, and cognitive performance

Indoor Air

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 47-64

  Zhang, X ^a,b   Wargocki, P ^b   Lian, Z ^a   Thyregod, C ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acute health symptoms; Carbon dioxide; Cognitive performance; Human bioeffluents; Perceived air quality; Subjective responses

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

ACUTE HEALTH SYMPTOM; AIR SUPPLY RATE; COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE; CONDITION; EXPOSURE CONDITIONS; HUMAN BIOEFFLUENT; OUTDOOR AIR; PERCEIVED AIR QUALITY; REFERENCE CONDITION; SUBJECTIVE RESPONSE;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; AIR CONDITIONING; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MALE; PERCEPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF EVALUATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CARBON DIOXIDE; COGNITION; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTION; VENTILATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84959379674     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ina.12284     Document Type: Article

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