Cross-sectional association between road traffic noise and hypertension in a population-based sample in Girona, Spain (REGICOR-AIR project)

Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics

Volumn 33 1, Issue PART 3, 2011, Pages 351-353

  Foraster, M ^a,b,c,d,e   Basagana X ^a,c,e   Aguilera, I ^a,c,e   Rivera, M ^a,c,e   Agis, D ^a,c,e   Bouso, L ^a,c,e   Deltell, A ^f,g   Dratva, J ^h,i   Juvinya D ^g   Sunyer, J ^a,c,d,e   Elosua, R ^b,c   Kunzli N ^h,i  

^a CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^e CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^f GREFEMA (Grup de Recerca en Enginyeria de Fluids Energia i Medi Ambient)   (Spain)

^g UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^h SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

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EID: 84871508896     PISSN: 14786095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
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