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ND-0326 · 2001 · Other

Community noise exposure and stress in children

Evans, Lercher, Meis et al. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 2001.

doi.org/10.1121/1.1340642 · Finding drafted from the abstract

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What the source reports

Children in noisier areas had higher resting systolic blood pressure, overnight urinary cortisol, heart rate reactivity to a stressor and perceived stress.

Design questions and applications

Set noise limits for homes with children, below hearing-damage levels.

Field

Childhood surroundings and the body

Notes and follow-up

Added from the Corpus Desk (card evans-2001-community-noise) on 2026-11-09. Evidence strength and translation distance not yet rated. WELL label held for review.

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