Noise in the ambulatory health care setting: How loud is too loud?

Journal of Ambulatory Care Management

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 243-249

  Schuster, Richard J ^a,c   Weber, Marianne L ^b  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b E Lynn App Architects Inc   (United States)

^c WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory health care facility; Noise; Stress

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; NOISE; NOISE MEASUREMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRODUCTIVITY; STRESS; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0037973362     PISSN: 01489917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004479-200307000-00007     Document Type: Article

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