Noise distribution in closed and open spaces in the neonatal intensive care unit

Clinical Neonatology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 26-29

  Liu, Ying Chun ^a   Chen, Chao Huei ^a,b   Wang, Teh Ming ^a   Chi, Ching Shiang ^a  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU); Noise distribution

Indexed keywords

CEMENT; GLASS;

ARTICLE; CHILD SAFETY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NOISE MEASUREMENT; RESPONSE TIME; SOUND LEVEL MEASUREMENT; SOUND LEVEL METER; SPACE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TAIWAN; VETERAN;

EID: 34547743206     PISSN: 13813390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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