Assessment of noise annoyance in three distinct communities living in close proximity to a UK regional airport

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 361-372

  Whitfield, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aircraft noise; Deprivation index; Noise annoyance

Indexed keywords

AIRPORT; NOISE POLLUTION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

AFRICA; AIRPORT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; NOISE POLLUTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AIRCRAFT; ATTITUDE; DATA COLLECTION; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOUSING; HUMANS; NOISE, TRANSPORTATION; PERCEPTION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CLASS;

BIRMINGHAM [ENGLAND]; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 0344586724     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0960312031000122451     Document Type: Article

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