Who's got what? A benchmarking exercise for tertiary neonatal units

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 635-639

  Kuschel, C A ^a,c   Roy, R N ^b  

^a AUCKLAND DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

^b ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c National Women's Health   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Developmental care; Neonatal unit; Physical environment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BUILDING; CONFIDENTIALITY; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL STAFF; NEW ZEALAND; NEWBORN CARE; NOISE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; HOSPITAL DESIGN; MICROCLIMATE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD;

AUSTRALIA; BENCHMARKING; ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; NEW ZEALAND; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33644853932     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2005.00750.x     Document Type: Article

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