The quantitative relationship between road traffic noise and hypertension

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Authors

Elise van Kempen · National Institute for Public Health and the Environment

Wolfgang Babisch · German Environment Agency

Abstract

Based on the meta-analysis, a quantitative relationship is derived that can be used for health impact assessment. The results of this meta-analysis are consistent with a slight increase of cardiovascular disease risk in populations exposed to transportation noise.

Topics & Keywords

Noise Effects and Management Phonocardiography and Auscultation Techniques

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Hypertension

Volume 30, Issue 6, pp. 1075-1086

DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0b013e328352ac54

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