A preliminary study of the effects of aircraft noise on families who reside in close proximity to an airport

South African Family Practice

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 361-365

  Pillay, Dhanashree ^a   Archary, K ^a   Panday, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aircraft noise exposure; Distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs); Hearing patterns

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIRCRAFT NOISE; AIRPORT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY FEEDBACK; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CHILD; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HEARING ACUITY; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; NOISE MEASUREMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84871096016     PISSN: 20786190     EISSN: 20786204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20786204.2011.10874115     Document Type: Article

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