Standards for the acoustic environment of the newborn ICU

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 26, Issue , 2006, Pages S27-S30

  Philbin, M K ^a   Evans, J B ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b JEAcoustics   (United States)

Author keywords

Criteria; Design; Family; NICU; Noise; Privacy

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL BUILDING; HOSPITAL DESIGN; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NOISE REDUCTION; PRIVACY; STANDARDIZATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 33749330816     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211585     Document Type: Article

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