Spectral analysis of noise in the neonatal intensive care unit

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 217-222

  Livera, M D ^a   Priya, B ^a   Ramesh, A ^a   Suman Rao, P N ^a   Srilakshmi, V ^a   Nagapoornima, M ^a   Ramakrishnan, A G ^b   Dominic, M ^a   Swarnarekha, ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Noise in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)

Indexed keywords

ALARM MONITOR; ARTICLE; AUDITORY SCREENING; EXTERNAL VALIDITY; INCUBATOR; INFUSION PUMP; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERNAL VALIDITY; NEBULIZER; NOISE; NOISE REDUCTION; SOUND DETECTION; SOUND PRESSURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VENTILATOR;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MANIKINS; NOISE; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY;

EID: 44049099700     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-008-0048-z     Document Type: Article

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