What do patterns of noise in a teaching hospital and nursing home suggest?

Noise and Health

Volumn 9, Issue 35, 2007, Pages 31-34

  Bharathan, T ^a   Glodan, D ^a   Ramesh, A ^a   Vardhini, B ^a   Baccash, E ^a   Kiselev, P ^a   Goldenberg, G ^a  

^a NEW YORK METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Hospital; Noise; Nursing home; Patterns

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NOISE; NURSING HOME; RECORDING; TEACHING HOSPITAL; URBAN POPULATION; AGE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; INDUSTRIAL NOISE; MALE; PILOT STUDY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; NURSING HOMES; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 39349083333     PISSN: 14631741     EISSN: 19984030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1463-1741.36977     Document Type: Article

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