- Author
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Pierman, B. C.
- Title
- Color in the Health Care Environment. Proceedings of a Special Workshop Held at the National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, Maryland, November 16, 1976.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Report
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NBS SP 516,
September 1978,
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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meetings; color; light (visible radiation); health care facilities; hospitals; environment; effectiveness; pediatrics; psychiatry; operating rooms; buildings; design; health care technology; physicians; inpatient care; human factors engineering
- Identifiers
- oncology
- Abstract
- The proceedings contain invited papers regarding the use of color in health care environments. The subject matter includes the perspective of medical doctors, architects, designers, researchers, and standards writers concerning proper and effective color and light selection and use in all phases of hospitals and medical facilities. Particular problems and cautions are related regarding the use of colors in surgical theaters and pediatric as well as psychiatric wards.