The noise/stress concept, risk assessment and research needs

Noise and Health

Volumn 4, Issue 16, 2002, Pages 1-11

  Babisch, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UMWELTBUNDESAMT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk; Community noise; Epidemiology; Health effects; Reaction model; Research needs; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CATECHOLAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE; NORADRENALIN; STEROID HORMONE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOISE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL WELFARE; WELLBEING;

EID: 0042464476     PISSN: 14631741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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