The associations between noise sensitivity, reported physical and mental health, perceived environmental quality, and noise annoyance

Noise and Health

Volumn 12, Issue 46, 2010, Pages 7-16

  Schreckenberg, Dirk ^a   Griefahn, Barbara ^b   Meis, Markus ^c  

^a ZEUS GmbH   (Germany)

^b TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Hoerzentrum Oldenburg   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aircraft noise; Health effects; Noise sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEARING; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC NOISE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIRCRAFT; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLES; NOISE, TRANSPORTATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949548940     PISSN: 14631741     EISSN: 19984030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1463-1741.59995     Document Type: Article

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