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Title: Occupant health in buildings: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the opinions of building professionals and implications on research
Award ID(s):
1931226 2009754 1931238
NSF-PAR ID:
10355823
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Building and Environment
Volume:
207
Issue:
PA
ISSN:
0360-1323
Page Range / eLocation ID:
108440
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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