The influence of subjective reactions to noise on health effects of the noise

Environment International

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 93-104

  Job, R F S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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Indexed keywords

ANNOYANCE; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; NOISE; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SLEEP TIME; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0030064234     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0160-4120(95)00107-7     Document Type: Article

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