Transportation noise and blood pressure in a population-based sample of adults

Dratva, Julia; Phuleria, Harish C; Foraster, Maria; Gaspoz, Jean-Michel; Keidel, Dirk; Künzli, Nino; Liu, L-J Sally; Pons, Marco; Zemp, Elisabeth; Gerbase, Margaret W; Schindler, Christian

doi:10.1289/ehp.1103448

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Transportation noise and blood pressure in a population-based sample of adults

ContributorsDratva, Julia; Phuleria, Harish C; Foraster, Maria; Gaspoz, Jean-Michel; Keidel, Dirk; Künzli, Nino; Liu, L-J Sally; Pons, Marco; Zemp, Elisabeth; Gerbase, Margaret W; Schindler, Christian

Published inEnvironmental health perspectives, vol. 120, no. 1, p. 50-55

Publication date2012

Abstract

There is some evidence for an association between traffic noise and ischemic heart disease; however, associations with blood pressure have been inconsistent, and little is known about health effects of railway noise.

Keywords

Adult
Aged
Blood Pressure
Cohort Studies
Environmental Exposure/analysis
Female
Humans
Hypertension/epidemiology
Linear Models
Male
Middle Aged
Noise, Transportation/adverse effects
Railroads

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de santé et médecine communautaires

Research groups

Groupe Jean-Michel Gaspoz (23)

Citation (ISO format)

DRATVA, Julia et al. Transportation noise and blood pressure in a population-based sample of adults. In: Environmental health perspectives, 2012, vol. 120, n° 1, p. 50–55. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1103448

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PID : unige:31743
DOI : 10.1289/ehp.1103448
PMID : 21885382

Journal ISSN0091-6765

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Transportation noise and blood pressure in a population-based sample of adults

There is some evidence for an association between traffic noise and ischemic heart disease; however, associations with blood pressure have been inconsistent, and little is known about health effects of railway noise.

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