Exposure-response relationship of the association between aircraft noise and the risk of hypertension

Noise and Health

Volumn 11, Issue 44, 2009, Pages 161-168

  Babisch, Wolfgang ^a   Van Kamp, Irene ^b  

^a UMWELTBUNDESAMT   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aircraft noise; Cardiovascular risk; Exposure response relationship; Hypertension; Meta analysis; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRCRAFT; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; NOISE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS;

AIRCRAFT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; NETHERLANDS; NOISE, TRANSPORTATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 67749113299     PISSN: 14631741     EISSN: 19984030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1463-1741.53363     Document Type: Review

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