Possible psychological mechanisms for wind turbine syndrome. On the windmills of your mind

Noise and Health

Volumn 16, Issue 69, 2014, Pages 116-122

  Rubin, G James ^a   Burns, Miriam ^a   Wessely, Simon ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Annoyance; expectations; nocebo effect; symptoms; wind turbine

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DIZZINESS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FATIGUE; HEADACHE; HEARING; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; NOCEBO EFFECT; NOISE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENEWABLE ENERGY; SLEEP DISORDER; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; SOUND; SYNDROME; WIND;

ANXIETY; ATTITUDE; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; DIZZINESS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FATIGUE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; NOCEBO EFFECT; NOISE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENEWABLE ENERGY; SLEEP DISORDERS; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; SOUND; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SYNDROME; WIND;

EID: 84901308485     PISSN: 14631741     EISSN: 19984030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1463-1741.132099     Document Type: Article

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