Young children's perspectives of ideal physical design features for hospital-built environments

Journal of Child Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 57-71

  Lambert, Veronica ^a   Coad, Jane ^b   Hicks, Paula ^c   Glacken, Michele ^d  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^b Faculty of Engineering and Computing   (United Kingdom)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d St Angela's College   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Children; design; environment; hospital; physical spaces

Indexed keywords

CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; FURNITURE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DESIGN; HOSPITALIZED CHILD; HUMAN; IRELAND; MALE; ORGANIZATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

CHILD; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; IRELAND; MALE; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84896898412     PISSN: 13674935     EISSN: 17412889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367493512473852     Document Type: Article

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