Adapting the Neonatal Intensive Care Environment to Decrease Noise

Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 280-288

  Johnson, Amy Nagorski ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental noise; Neonate; Nicu environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744447684     PISSN: 08932190     EISSN: 15505073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005237-200310000-00006     Document Type: Article

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