Neonatal intensive care unit sound levels before and after structural reconstruction

MCN The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 358-362

  Krueger, Charlene ^a   Schue, Shirley ^b   Parker, Leslie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b ORLANDO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

NICU; Premature infant; Reconstruction; Sound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FURNITURE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL DESIGN; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDWIFE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NOISE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLORIDA; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; MIDWIFERY; NOISE; PATIENTS' ROOMS;

EID: 35648978086     PISSN: 0361929X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NMC.0000298131.55032.76     Document Type: Article

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