Noise nuisance and health inequalities in Belgium: A population study

Archives of Public Health

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 52-61

  Schmit, C ^a   Lorant, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Health inequalities; Noise nuisance; Socio economic factors; Subjective health; Urban health

Indexed keywords

BELGIAN; BELGIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EXPOSURE; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSING; HUMAN; MODEL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NOISE POLLUTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; URBAN AREA;

EID: 75849121603     PISSN: 07787367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/0778-7367-67-2-52     Document Type: Article

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