Noise surveys in a neonatal intensive care unit

Clinical Neonatology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 19-23

  Yang, Shu Hsuan ^a   Chen, Chao Huei ^a   Wang, Teh Ming ^a   Chi, Ching Shiang ^a  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Neonatal intensive care unit; Noise

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC STRESS; AIR CONDITIONING; ALARM MONITOR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERSATION; ELECTRONICS; FILTER; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NOISE MEASUREMENT; NOISE REDUCTION; NURSING STAFF; RESPONSE TIME; SHIFT WORKER; TAIWAN; TELEPHONE; TIME;

EID: 34547819273     PISSN: 13813390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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