Assessments of low frequency noise complaints among the local Environmental Health Authorities and a follow-up study 14 years later

Journal of Low Frequency Noise Vibration and Active Control

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 9-16

  Bengtsson, Johanna ^a   Waye, Kerstin Persson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Complaints; Environmental Health Authorities; Guidelines; Low frequency noise

Indexed keywords

EID: 1242292103     PISSN: 14613484     EISSN: 20484046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/026309203769018040     Document Type: Article

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