Behavioral and health responses associated with road traffic noise exposure along alpine through-traffic routes

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 189-190, Issue , 1996, Pages 85-89

  Lercher, P ^a   Kofler, W W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

annoyance; coping; environmental stress; noise sensitivity; traffic noise

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANNOYANCE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP DISORDER; TRAFFIC NOISE; WELLBEING;

EID: 0029779632     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0048-9697(96)05194-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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