title: Barking dogs as an environmental problem.
abstract: The levels of noise from barking dogs in and near representative veterinary hospitals were measured and evaluated to determine their effects on practicing veterinarians, their staffs, clients, and neighbors. Special design criteria to minimize noise levels within the hospitals and dog confinement areas, and to prevent noise travel to other parts of the establishments and to surrounding neighborhoods, were an important element of the study.
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging; D000818:Animals; D002140:California; D004285:Dogs; D004782:Environmental Health; D006762:Hospitals, Animal; D006799:Housing, Animal; D006801:Humans; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D009622:Noise; D014481:United States; D014828:Vocalization, Animal