The Influence of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Design on Sound Level

Pediatrics and Neonatology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 270-274

  Chen, Hsin Li ^a   Chen, Chao Huei ^b   Wu, Chih Chao ^c   Huang, Hsiu Jung ^c   Wang, Teh Ming ^b   Hsu, Chia Chi ^b  

^a St Joseph's Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

design; infant; intensive care unit, neonatal; noise

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL DESIGN; HUMAN; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NOISE POLLUTION; POLLUTION MONITORING; SOUND INTENSITY; SOUND LEVEL MEASUREMENT; SOUND LEVEL METER;

HOSPITAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; NOISE;

EID: 71849112427     PISSN: 18759572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1875-9572(09)60076-0     Document Type: Article

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