Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 92-96 , June 2010

Design Standardization in the Private Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Room

  • Rachel Saucier, AIA, LEED AP

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Rachel Saucier, AIA, LEED AP, Associate, HKS Inc., 1919 McKinney Avenue, Dallas, TX 75201.

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doi: 10.1053/j.nainr.2010.03.008

Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 92-96 , June 2010