Health impact of wind farms

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 595-605

  Kurpas, Donata ^a,b   Mroczek, Bozena ^c   Karakiewicz, Beata ^c   Kassolik, Krzysztof ^b,d   Andrzejewski, Waldemar ^b,d  

^a WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b Public Medical Professional School   (Poland)

^c POMERANIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^d UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION   (Poland)

Author keywords

Health effects; Wind energy; Wind farms

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; GOVERNMENT; INTERNET; NOISE; NOISE POLLUTION; PEER REVIEW; SEARCH ENGINE; SOUND; SYNDROME; WIND FARM; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINE SYNDROME;

AUDITORY PERCEPTION; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HUMANS; NOISE; WIND;

EID: 84884396861     PISSN: 12321966     EISSN: 18982263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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