Indoor air quality and thermal comfort-results of a pilot study in elderly care centers in Portugal

The age of the European population is rising and percentage of adults aged 65 years and older is projected to increase from 16% in 2000 to 20% in 2020. It has been estimated that older subjects spend approximately 19 to 20 h/d indoors. Older individuals may be particularly at risk for detrimental ef...

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Main Author: Mendes, A. (author)
Other Authors: Pereira, C. (author), Mendes, D. (author), Aguiar, L. (author), Neves, P. (author), Silva, S. (author), Batterman, S. (author), Teixeira, João Paulo (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/2017
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.insa.pt:10400.18/2017