Health Effects of Noise Exposure in Children

Current environmental health reports

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 171-178

  Stansfeld, Stephen ^a   Clark, Charlotte ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Annoyance; Blood pressure; Cognitive ability; Cortisol; Hearing; Mental health; Noise; Reading; Sleep; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; COGNITION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; NOISE; PHYSIOLOGY; TRAFFIC NOISE;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; COGNITION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; NOISE; NOISE, TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 84945199745     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21965412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40572-015-0044-1     Document Type: Article

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