Impacts of indoor daylight environments on patient average length of stay (ALOS) in a healthcare facility

Building and Environment

Volumn 50, Issue , 2012, Pages 65-75

  Choi, Joon Ho ^a   Beltran, Liliana O ^b   Kim, Hway Suh ^c  

^a Architectural and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Dankook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Average length of stay (ALOS); Daylight; Healthcare; Indoor environment; Patient; Visual comfort

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAYS; DAYLIGHT; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; PATIENT; VISUAL COMFORT;

HEALTH CARE; LIGHTING;

HOSPITALS;

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL SECTOR;

INCHEON [SOUTH KOREA]; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 82055200003     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2011.10.010     Document Type: Article

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