The Physical Environment in Health Care

Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care and Patient Safety, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 215-234

  Alvarado, Carla J ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1201/b11219-22     Document Type: Chapter

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