Neighborhood noise pollution as a determinant of displaced aggression: A pilot study

Noise and Health

Volumn 16, Issue 69, 2014, Pages 95-101

  Dzhambov, Angel ^a   Dimitrova, Donka ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF PLOVDIV   (Bulgaria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF PLOVDIV   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Displaced aggression; neighborhood; noise pollution

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BULGARIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NOISE; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGGRESSION; BULGARIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NOISE; PILOT PROJECTS; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901306588     PISSN: 14631741     EISSN: 19984030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1463-1741.132090     Document Type: Article

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