Do quiet areas afford greater health-related quality of life than noisy areas?

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1284-1303

  Shepherd, Daniel ^a   Welch, David ^b   Dirks, Kim N ^b   McBride, David ^c  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Noise; Quality of life; Quiet

Indexed keywords

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; NOISE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADULT; AGED; ANNOYANCE; ARTICLE; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; NOISE POLLUTION; POPULATION DENSITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; QUIET AREA; RURAL AREA; WELLBEING;

EID: 84875645048     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph10041284     Document Type: Article

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