Association and moderation of self-reported hypotension with traffic noise exposure: A neglected relationship

Noise and Health

Volumn 15, Issue 65, 2013, Pages 205-216

  Lercher, Peter ^a   Widmann, Ulrich ^b  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^b AUDI AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Effect modification; Fatigue; Hypotension; Traffic noise; Weather sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC NOISE; WEATHER;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AUSTRIA; AUTOMOBILES; BLOOD PRESSURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE, TRANSPORTATION; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS; WEATHER;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84880047991     PISSN: 14631741     EISSN: 19984030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1463-1741.113502     Document Type: Article

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