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. 1988 Nov;81(11):643. doi: 10.1177/014107688808101110

Light and length of stay in hospital.

B L Diffey 1, A Storey 1
PMCID: PMC1291842  PMID: 3210196

Abstract

A study was carried out to examine whether the time spent as an inpatient in hospital showed a seasonal dependence which could be attributed to differences in ambient lighting levels between summer and winter. It was found that the season of admission to hospital did not make any appreciable difference to how long patients took to recover before they were discharged.

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