Annoyance, sleep and concentration problems due to combined traffic noise and the benefit of quiet Side

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 1612-1628

  Bodin, Theo ^a   Björk, Jonas ^a   Ardö, Jonas ^b   Albin, Maria ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Annoyance; Cognition; Noise; Quiet side; Railway; Road traffic; Sleep

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COGNITION; GIS; NOISE POLLUTION; POLLUTANT SOURCE; RAILWAY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLEEP; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION LOSS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE REDUCTION; RAILWAY; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP QUALITY; SWEDEN; TRAFFIC NOISE; YOUNG ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANGER; ATTENTION; HOUSING; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; SLEEP;

ADULT; AGED; ANGER; ATTENTION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE, TRANSPORTATION; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SLEEP; SWEDEN;

EID: 84922051545     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph120201612     Document Type: Article

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