The covariance between air pollution annoyance and noise annoyance, and its relationship with health-related quality of life

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2016, Pages

  Shepherd, Daniel ^a   Dirks, Kim ^b   Welch, David ^b   McBride, David ^c   Landon, Jason ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Covariance; Environmental noise; Health related quality of life (HRQOL); Noise annoyance; Traffic

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH IMPACT; NOISE POLLUTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; ANNOYANCE; ARTICLE; CITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGHWAY; HUMAN; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; NOISE POLLUTION; POSTAL MAIL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL AREA; SUBURBAN AREA; TRAFFIC; URBAN AREA; ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; SATISFACTION; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; NOISE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84981489687     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph13080792     Document Type: Article

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