Influence of distances between places of residence and wind farms on the quality of life in nearby areas

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 692-696

  Mroczek, Bozena ^a   Kurpas, Donata ^b,c   Karakiewicz, Beata ^a  

^a POMERANIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^c OPOLE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Poland)

Author keywords

Quality of life; SF 36 scale; VAS; Wind farm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISTANCE BETWEEN RESIDENTIAL AREA AND WIND FARM INFLUENCE; EMOTIONAL FUNCTIONING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GENERAL HEALTH; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; LAND USE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL FUNCTIONING SCORE; PHYSICAL ROLE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL INTERACTION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VITALITY; WIND FARM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLAND; POWER PLANTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; WIND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871593910     PISSN: 12321966     EISSN: 18982263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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