Indoor air quality: Presence of students in a classroom changes levels of air-borne particulate matter

M. Balzan, D. Bilocca, C. Zammit, S. Montefort (Tal Qroqq, Malta)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Outdoor and indoor environment: respiratory diseases from asthma to asbestosis
Session: Outdoor and indoor environment: respiratory diseases from asthma to asbestosis
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1021
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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M. Balzan, D. Bilocca, C. Zammit, S. Montefort (Tal Qroqq, Malta). Indoor air quality: Presence of students in a classroom changes levels of air-borne particulate matter. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 1021

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