Environmental noise pollution in the United States: Developing an effective public health response

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 115-119

  Hammer, Monica S ^a   Swinburn, Tracy K ^b   Neitzel, Richard L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NOISE POLLUTION; NOISE REDUCTION; NOTE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SLEEP QUALITY; UNITED STATES;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHIC MAPPING; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NOISE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84893351643     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1307272     Document Type: Note

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