Noise level in a pediatric intensive care unit

Jornal de Pediatria

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 495-498

  Carvalho, Werther B ^a   Pedreira, Mavilde L G ^a,b   De Aguiar, Maria Augusta L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Critical care unit; Hospital environment; Noise; Pediatric nursing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEARING; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; NOISE; NOISE REDUCTION; NURSING UNIT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POPULATION DENSITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECORDING; SOUND PRESSURE; STRESS; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

CHILD; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33645988854     PISSN: 00217557     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2223/JPED.1424     Document Type: Article

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