Sound intensity and noise evaluation in a critical care unit

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Lawson, Nancy ^a   Thompson, Kim ^a   Saunders, Gabrielle ^a   Saiz, Jaya ^b   Richardson, Jeannette ^b   Brown, Deborah ^a   Ince, Naomi ^a   Caldwell, Marc ^c   Pope, Diana ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR REHABILITATIVE AUDITORY RESEARCH   (United States)

^b PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALARM MONITOR; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; NOISE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

CLINICAL ALARMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; NOISE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 78249276168     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2010180     Document Type: Article

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