Transportation noise and cardiovascular risk: Updated review and synthesis of epidemiological studies indicate that the evidence has increased

Noise and Health

Volumn 8, Issue 30, 2006, Pages 1-29

  Babisch, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UMWELTBUNDESAMT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk; Community noise; Epidemiology; Evidence; Review; Transportation noise

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; HYPNOTIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT; TRANQUILIZER;

AIR POLLUTION; AIRCRAFT NOISE; ANGINA PECTORIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NOISE POLLUTION; NOISE REDUCTION; PREVALENCE; RAILWAY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP DISORDER; SOUND INTENSITY; SOUND PRESSURE; TRAFFIC NOISE;

EID: 34250730328     PISSN: 14631741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1463-1741.32464     Document Type: Review

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