Stress, subjective experience and cognitive performance during exposure to noise and vibration

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 44-54

  Ljungberg, Jessica K ^a,b   Neely, Gregory ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Memory; Noise sensitivity; Subjective ratings

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947123697     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2006.12.003     Document Type: Article

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