Ventilation control for airborne transmission of human exhaled bio-aerosols in buildings

Journal of Thoracic Disease

Volumn 10, Issue , 2018, Pages S2295-S2304

  Qian, Hua ^a   Zheng, Xiaohong ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Airborne diseases; Bio aerosols; Exhaled; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; AEROSOL; AIR CONDITIONING; AIRBORNE INFECTION; AIRFLOW; BUILDING; DISEASE COURSE; EPIDEMIC; EXHALATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MEASUREMENT; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT ISOLATION; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 85050649748     PISSN: 20721439     EISSN: 20776624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2018.01.24     Document Type: Review

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