A review of health effects of aircraft noise

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 221-236

  Morrell, Stephen ^a   Taylor, Richard ^a,c   Lyle, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b New South Wales Government   (Australia)

^c University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT NOISE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; REVIEW; WELLBEING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0030955744     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.1997.tb01690.x     Document Type: Review

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