Design standardization in the private neonatal intensive care unit room

Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 92-96

  Saucier, Rachel ^a  

^a HKS Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Private NICU Rooms; Private Room Configuration; Same Handed Rooms; Standardization

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953078586     PISSN: 15273369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.nainr.2010.03.008     Document Type: Article

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