Noise pollution and human health: A case study of municipal corporation of Delhi

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 648-656

  Firdaus, Ghuncha ^a   Ahmad, Ateeque ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Delhi; Noise; Pollution; Urbanisation

Indexed keywords

ANNOYANCE; ARTICLE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDIA; NOISE POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP DISORDER;

EID: 78650843698     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: 14230070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X10370532     Document Type: Article

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