Long-Term Exposure to Road Traffic Noise and Myocardial Infarction
EpidemiologyPublished 10 February 2009
Jenny Selander, Mats E. Nilsson, Gösta Bluhm, Mats Rosenlund, Magnus Lindqvist, Gun Nise
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The results lend some support to the hypothesis that long-term exposure to road traffic noise increases the risk for myocardial infarction.
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The results lend some support to the hypothesis that long-term exposure to road traffic noise increases the risk for MI.
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