Human Response to Environmental Noise: Psychological Research and Public Policy

American Psychologist

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 143-150

  Staples, Susan L ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; NOISE; POLICY; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; NOISE; PUBLIC POLICY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030076871     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.51.2.143     Document Type: Article

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