Healing environment: A review of the impact of physical environmental factors on users

Building and Environment

Volumn 58, Issue , 2012, Pages 70-80

  Huisman, E R C M ^a   Morales, E ^b   van Hoof, J ^a   Kort, H S M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b CENTER FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH IN REHABILITATION AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION   (Canada)

^c EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Building system; Evidence based design; Healthcare facility; Hospital design and construction; Patient safety; Professional

Indexed keywords

BUILDING SYSTEMS; DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HEALTHCARE FACILITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PROFESSIONAL;

HEALTH CARE; PATIENT REHABILITATION;

DESIGN;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH WORKER; HOSPITAL SECTOR;

EID: 84864115145     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2012.06.016     Document Type: Article

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