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Assessment and characterization of sound pressure levels in Portuguese neonatal intensive care units.
Arch Environ Occup Health
March 2018
a Scientific Area of Environmental Health , Research Centre on Health and Environment (CISA/ESS.PPorto), School of Health of Polytechnic Institute of Porto (ESS.PPorto), Porto , Portugal.
In the NICU, systematic exposure to sound-pressure above the recommended level can affect both neonates and staff. This study aimed to evaluate the sound pressure levels in three Portuguese NICUs and the noise perceptions of staff. The measurements were performed with a sound-level meter, considering the location of the main sources of noise and the layout of the units.
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