Notes on noise

Nursing

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 37-40

  Morton, Jennifer A ^a  

^a Franklin Pierce University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; NOISE; NURSING THEORY; PHYSIOLOGY; SLEEP; WOUND HEALING;

ANXIETY; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; NOISE; NURSING THEORY; SLEEP; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WOUND HEALING;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84876911336     PISSN: 03604039     EISSN: 15388689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NURSE.0000428697.87216.a8     Document Type: Article

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