Effects of road traffic noise and the benefit of access to quietness

Journal of Sound and Vibration

Volumn 295, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 40-59

  Ohrstrom E ^a   Skanberg A ^a   Svensson, H ^a   Gidlof Gunnarsson A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH; NOISE ABATEMENT; SLEEP RESEARCH; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

ROAD TRAFFIC NOISE; SOCIO-ACOUSTIC SURVEYS; SOUNDSCAPES;

ACOUSTIC NOISE;

EID: 33644864945     PISSN: 0022460X     EISSN: 10958568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsv.2005.11.034     Document Type: Article

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