Health effects of chronic noise exposure in pregnancy and childhood: A systematic review initiated by ENRIECO

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 216, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 217-229

  Hohmann, Cynthia ^a   Grabenhenrich, Linus ^a   De Kluizenaar, Yvonne ^b   Tischer, Christina ^c   Heinrich, Joachim ^c   Chen, Chih Mei ^c   Thijs, Carel ^d   Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark ^e,f,g   Keil, Thomas ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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

^f HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^g CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Birth outcomes; Children; Chronic noise; Noise exposure; Paediatric outcomes; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; CORTICOSTEROID;

BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HEART RATE; HUMAN; NOISE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SHORT SURVEY;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CATECHOLAMINES; CHILD; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HEART RATE; HUMANS; NOISE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES;

EID: 84875369272     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2012.06.001     Document Type: Short Survey

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