The effects of chronic exposure to aircraft noise on the prevalence of hypertension

Hypertension Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 641-647

  Rhee, Moo Yong ^a,d   Kim, Hae Young ^b   Roh, Sang Chul ^c   Kim, Hyun Joo ^c   Kwon, Ho Jang ^c  

^a Dongguk University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Dankook University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aircraft noise; Hypertension; Military aircraft

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AIRCRAFT NOISE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARMY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENDER; HELICOPTER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGED; AIRCRAFT; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE, TRANSPORTATION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 44649198297     PISSN: 09169636     EISSN: 13484214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1291/hypres.31.641     Document Type: Article

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