TY - T1 - Noise sensitivity : medical, psychological and genetic aspects SN - / UR - URN:ISBN:978-952-10-5177-7; http://hdl.handle.net/10138/20384 T3 - A1 - Heinonen-Guzejev, Marja A2 - PB - Helsingin yliopisto Y1 - 2009 LA - eng AB - Noise can be defined as unwanted sound. It may adversely affect the health and well-being of individuals. Noise sensitivity is a personality trait covering attitudes towards noise in general and a predictor of noise annoyance. Noise sensitive individuals are more affected by noise than less sensitive individuals. The determinants and characteristics related to noise sensitivity are rather poorly known. The risk of health effects caused by noise can be hypothesized to be higher for noise sensitiv... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - lääketiede N1 - PP - ER -