Evaluating the Noise level at Qazvin University Hospital’s Intensive Care Units

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Evaluating the Noise level at Qazvin University Hospitals Intensive Care Units


Ahmad Nikpey 1
,
Mehran Ghalenoei 1 , *
,
Ali Safary Variani 1
and
Hamed Nadri 2

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1 Department of Occupational Health, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, IR Iran
2 Department of Occupational Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
Article information
  • Biotechnology and Health Sciences: May 2015, 2 (2); e60279
  • Published Online: May 23, 2015
  • Article Type: Brief Report
  • Received: March 5, 2015
  • Accepted: April 14, 2015
  • DOI: 10.17795/bhs-28456

To Cite: Nikpey A, Ghalenoei M, Safary Variani A, Nadri H. Evaluating the Noise level at Qazvin University Hospitals Intensive Care Units, Biotech Health Sci. 2015 ;2(2):e60279. doi: 10.17795/bhs-28456.

Abstract
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1. Background
2. Objectives
3. Materials and Methods
4. Results
5. Discussion
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