The effects of hospital noise

Nursing Administration Quarterly

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 327-333

  Choiniere, Denise B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

hospital; noise; nursing; stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL NOISE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; NOISE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; REVIEW; SAFETY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; NOISE; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATIENT CARE; SAFETY; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77958109361     PISSN: 03639568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NAQ.0b013e3181f563db     Document Type: Article

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