Noise levels within the ear and post-nasal space in neonates in intensive care

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2003, Pages

  Surenthiran, S S ^a   Wilbraham, K ^b   May, J ^c   Chant, T ^c   Emmerson, A J B ^c   Newton, V E ^b  

^a MEDWAY MARITIME HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; COCHLEA INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EAR; FLOW RATE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MICROPHONE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NOISE; PATHOGENESIS; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0038051546     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 13592998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/fn.88.4.f315     Document Type: Article

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