Association between environmental noise and subjective symptoms related to cardiovascular diseases among elderly individuals in Japan.

Noise in housing environments may increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs); however, the most significant sources of noise among elderly individuals remain poorly understood. A nationwide cross-sectional study comprised of 6,181 elderly people (age ≥ 65 years) was conducted using a web-ba...

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Main Authors: Kenichi Azuma, Iwao Uchiyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5690640?pdf=render