The impact of daylight and views on ICU patients and staff

Health Environments Research and Design Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 46-60

  Shepley, Mardelle Mccuskey ^a   Gerbi, Raymond Peter ^b   Watson, Angela E ^c   Imgrund, Stephen ^b   Sagha Zadeh, Rana ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b New Hampshire Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center   (United States)

^c Shepley Bulfinch Architects   (United States)

Author keywords

Absen teeism; Hospital design; Intensive care; Medical errors; Pain; Sunlight

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL ERROR;

HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL ERRORS;

EID: 84982311390     PISSN: 19375867     EISSN: 21675112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/193758671200500205     Document Type: Article

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