Natural ventilation for infection control in health-care settings

Adequate ventilation can reduce the transmission of infection in health-care settings. Natural ventilation can be one of the effective environmental measures to reduce the risk of spread of infections in health care. This guideline first defines ventilation and then natural ventilation. It explor...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: World Health Organization (-)
Otros Autores: Atkinson, James (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Geneva : World Health Organization 2009.
Edición:1st ed
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Sumario:Adequate ventilation can reduce the transmission of infection in health-care settings. Natural ventilation can be one of the effective environmental measures to reduce the risk of spread of infections in health care. This guideline first defines ventilation and then natural ventilation. It explores the design requirements for natural ventilation in the context of infection control, describing the basic principles of design, construction, operation and maintenance for an effective natural ventilation system to control infection in health-care settings.
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (131 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781282697171
9786612697173
9789240685178