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Association of Classroom Ventilation with Reduced Illness Absence: A Prospective Study in California Elementary Schools

Mendell, Eliseeva, Davies, Spears, Lobscheid, Fisk, and Apte, 2013. Limited evidence associates inadequate classroom ventilation rates (VRs) with increased illness absence (IA). We investigated relationships between VRs and IA in California elementary schools over two school years in 162 3rd-5th grade classrooms in 28 schools in three school districts.

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