Evaluation of Potential Noise Exposures in Hospital Operating Rooms

AORN Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 412-418

  Chen, Lilia ^a   Brueck, Scott E ^a   Niemeier, Maureen T ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Drilling; Operating room noise; Sound levels; Surgical instruments

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT; INDUSTRIAL NOISE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OPERATING ROOM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (U.S.); NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OPERATING ROOMS; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; WEST VIRGINIA;

EID: 84866753113     PISSN: 00012092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aorn.2012.06.001     Document Type: Article

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