Community noise: Health effects and management

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 206, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 123-131

  King, Ronald P ^a,c   Davis, Jeffrey R ^b  

^a Directorate of Army Aviation   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adverse health effects; Noise assessment; Noise management; Precautionary principle; Urban noise

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LAW; NOISE REDUCTION; NOISE STANDARD; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0037344181     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1438-4639-00202     Document Type: Review

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