Somatic and psychological characteristics of noise-sensitive adults in Finland

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 410-417

  Heinonen Guzejev, Marja ^a   Vuorinen, Heikki S ^a   Mussalo Rauhamaa, Helena ^a   Heikkilä, Kauko ^a   Koskenvuo, Markku ^b   Kaprio, Jaakko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Exposure; Hypertension; Noise; Sensitivity; Stress

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; TRANQUILIZER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH STATUS; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOISE POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOMATICS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; STRESS;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EMPHYSEMA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH STATUS; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; SMOKING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 27544471814     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/AEOH.59.8.410-417     Document Type: Article

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