Changes in quality of life and perceptions of general health before and after operation of wind turbines

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 216, Issue , 2016, Pages 608-615

  Jalali, Leila ^a   Bigelow, Philip ^a   McColl, Stephen ^a   Majowicz, Shannon ^a   Gohari, Mahmood ^a   Waterhouse, Ryan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b Niagara Region Public Health   (Canada)

Author keywords

Annoyance; General health; Individual differences; Quality of life; Wind turbine

Indexed keywords

HEALTH; SURVEYS; WIND POWER;

ANNOYANCE; ELECTRICITY DEMANDS; ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE; HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIVES; INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES; INSTALLED CAPACITY; POPULATION HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE;

WIND TURBINES;

HEALTH IMPACT; LIFE SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; WIND TURBINE;

ANNOYANCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MENTAL HEALTH; NOISE; ONTARIO; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESIDENT; SHORT FORM 12; ADULT; AGED; ELECTRICITY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RENEWABLE ENERGY; WIND;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

ADULT; AGED; ELECTRICITY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; ONTARIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENEWABLE ENERGY; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; WIND;

EID: 84989964104     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2016.06.020     Document Type: Article

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