Evaluation of sound pressure level in NICU

Journal of Neonatology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 155-159

  Gupta, Vivek ^a   Soodan, K S ^a   Gupta, Girish ^a   Sondhi, Vishal ^a   Nair, M N G ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

NICU; Sound Pressure Levels

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; CRYING; EMOTION; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NOISE; SAFETY; SLEEP DISORDER; SOUND PRESSURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 23944517745     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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