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Associations of traffic noise with self-rated health and psychotropic medication use
Author(s) -
Jaana I. Halonen,
Timo Lanki,
Tarja YliTuomi,
Anu W. Turunen,
Jaana Pentti,
Mika Kivimäki,
Jussi Vahtera
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.3408
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , traffic noise , confidence interval , cohort , logistic regression , anxiety , environmental health , demography , self rated health , gerontology , psychiatry , noise reduction , artificial intelligence , sociology , computer science
Road traffic noise is a common environmental nuisance, which has been thought to increase the risk of many types of health problems. However, population-level evidence often remains scarce. This study examined whether road traffic noise is associated with self-rated health and use of psychotropic medication in a cohort of public sector employees.

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