Sick Building Syndrome

Encyclopedia of Toxicology: Third Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 256-260

  Mendes, A ^a   Teixeira, J P ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Environmental health; Environmental monitoring; Health symptoms; Indoor air quality; Indoor environmental quality; Occupational exposure; Risk assessment; Sick Building Syndrome; Thermal comfort; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84978674706     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-386454-3.00432-2     Document Type: Chapter

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