The impact of noise in the intensive care unit

Intensive Care Medicine: Annual Update 2007

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 942-949

  Pugh, R J ^a   Jones, C ^a   Griffiths, R D ^b  

^a WHISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84892004101     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-49518-7_85     Document Type: Chapter

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