Toward a Better Understanding of the Role of Transportation Noise in Chronic Disease: The Vancouver Studies

Authors

  • hugh davies University of British Columbia

Keywords:

public health, noise, traffic, chronic disease

Abstract

Noise is a major public health problem. A research program at the University of British Columbia has been examining the role of noise, independently and combined with air pollution, in chronic disease causation. Since 2000, a series of studies has modelled environmental noise due to road, rail and air transportation, investigated correlations between air and noise pollutants, and examined the association of noise and incidence of a number of chronic disease such as coronary heart disease, diabetes and arthritis. We also examined the association of noise with adverse birth outcomes. This paper summarize the methods and results of this program of research.

Author Biography

hugh davies, University of British Columbia

Associate Professor

School of Population and Public Health

Additional Files

Published

2019-11-25

How to Cite

1.
davies hugh. Toward a Better Understanding of the Role of Transportation Noise in Chronic Disease: The Vancouver Studies. Canadian Acoustics [Internet]. 2019 Nov. 25 [cited 2024 Mar. 28];47(4). Available from: https://jcaa.caa-aca.ca/index.php/jcaa/article/view/3203

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Section

Article - Physiological Acoustics