Road traffic noise effects on cardiovascular, respiratory, and metabolic health: An integrative model of biological mechanisms

Environmental Research

Volumn 146, Issue , 2016, Pages 359-370

  Recio, Alberto ^a   Linares, Cristina ^b   Banegas, José Ramón ^a   Díaz, Julio ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Diabetes; Immune system; Noise; Psychosomatics; Respiratory disease

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; METABOLISM; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NOISE POLLUTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; ROAD TRAFFIC;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MEDLINE; METABOLIC DISORDER; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARASYMPATHETIC TONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOMATICS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDER; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC NOISE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NOISE, TRANSPORTATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES;

EID: 84955069879     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2015.12.036     Document Type: Review

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