Airport Noise, Sonic Booms, and Public Health

Authors

• Alexander Cohen - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Public Health Service, U. S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare

Topic

• Psychiatry and psychology
• Aircraft
• Noise
• Airports

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