Environmental burden of disease due to transportation noise in Flanders (Belgium)

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 355-358

  Stassen, Kristien Ria ^a   Collier, Pieter ^a   Torfs, Rudi ^b  

^a University College Brussels   (Belgium)

^b FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Environmental noise burden of disease; Health effects; Transportation noise

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NOISE; NOISE POLLUTION;

CARDIO-VASCULAR DISEASE; DISABILITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; ENVIRONMENTAL BURDEN OF DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE; HEALTH EFFECTS; PREMATURE DEATH; RESPONSE FUNCTIONS; SLEEP DISTURBANCES;

AIR POLLUTION;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DISABILITY; NOISE POLLUTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRAFFIC EMISSION; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; FLANDERS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 52749088950     PISSN: 13619209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2008.04.003     Document Type: Article

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