The impact of a noise reduction quality improvement project upon sound levels in the open-unit-design neonatal intensive care unit

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 489-496

  Liu, W F ^a  

^a Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

incubator; Neonatal Intensive Care Quality Collaborative; newborn; sleep preservation neurodevelopment; sound measurement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CHILD CARE; CONTROL STRATEGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); LOUDNESS; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NOISE REDUCTION; SOUND INTENSITY; SOUND LEVEL MEASUREMENT; SOUND PRESSURE; STAFF TRAINING;

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

EID: 77954243850     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2009.188     Document Type: Article

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