Public policy and environmental noise: Modeling exposure or understanding effects

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2063-2067

  Staples, Susan L ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH HAZARD; MENTAL STRESS; NOISE POLLUTION; POLICY; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; PUBLIC OPINION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0031470022     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.87.12.2063     Document Type: Review

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