Traffic-related exposures, constrained restoration, and health in the residential context

Health and Place

Volumn 39, Issue , 2016, Pages 92-100

  von Lindern, Eike ^a   Hartig, Terry ^b   Lercher, Peter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Disturbance; Restoration; Sound sources; Transportation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESIDENTIAL SATISFACTION; TRAFFIC EMISSION; TRANSPORTATION;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NOISE POLLUTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SATISFACTION; TRAFFIC; AIR POLLUTANT; AUSTRIA; EXHAUST GAS; NOISE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AUSTRIA; INNSBRUCK; TYROL;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; AUSTRIA; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NOISE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 84961190592     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2015.12.003     Document Type: Article

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