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SUBMITTER: Tobollik M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6651346 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tobollik Myriam M Hintzsche Matthias M Wothge Jördis J Myck Thomas T Plass Dietrich D
International journal of environmental research and public health 20190628 13
Traffic noise is nearly ubiquitous and thus can affect the health of many people. Using the German noise mapping data according to the Directive 2002/49/EC of 2017 and exposure-response functions for ischemic heart disease, noise annoyance and sleep disturbance assessed by the World Health Organization's Environmental Noise Guidelines for the European Region the burden of disease due to traffic noise is quantified. The burden of disease is expressed in disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) and ...[more]