Neurobehavioral effects of transportation noise in primary schoolchildren: A cross-sectional study

Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Van Kempen, Elise ^a   Van Kamp, Irene ^a   Lebret, Erik ^a   Lammers, Jan ^b   Emmen, Harry ^b   Stansfeld, Stephen ^c  

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

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TRANSPORTATION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CHILD HEALTH; COGNITION; HEALTH IMPACT; NEUROLOGY; NOISE POLLUTION; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROAD TRANSPORT;

AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAFFIC NOISE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; REACTION TIME;

AMSTERDAM [NORTH HOLLAND]; NETHERLANDS; NORTH HOLLAND;

ATTENTION; CHILD; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NOISE, TRANSPORTATION; REACTION TIME; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 77952802592     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476069X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-069X-9-25     Document Type: Article

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