Noise pollution in hospitals: Impact on patients

Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 301-309

  Hsu, Timothy ^a   Ryherd, Erica E ^a   Waye, Kerstin Persson ^b   Ackerman, Jeremy ^c  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; NOISE; NOISE POLLUTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP QUALITY; SLEEP TIME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84863840524     PISSN: 10796533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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