Ambient sound levels in a state psychiatric hospital

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 117-126

  Holmberg, Sharon K ^a   Coon, Sharon ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Larue Carter Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; NOISE; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITAL UNITS; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HOSPITALS, STATE; HUMANS; NOISE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033143929     PISSN: 08839417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-9417(99)80042-9     Document Type: Article

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