The concept of noise sensitivity: Implications for noise control

Noise and Health

Volumn 5, Issue 18, 2003, Pages 57-59

  Smith, Andrew ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Noise; Noise control; Noise sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ANNOYANCE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH STATUS; HEARING ACUITY; HUMAN; NOISE REDUCTION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RESEARCH; SELF REPORT; DEFENSE MECHANISM; HABITUATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NOISE; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REVIEW;

AUDITORY THRESHOLD; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEGATIVISM; NOISE; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOACOUSTICS; RESEARCH;

EID: 0037979003     PISSN: 14631741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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