Aircraft and road traffic noise at school measured against children's cognition and health in three European countries
Stansfeld SA, Berglund B, Clark C, et al. (2005) · The Lancet
The RANCH study reported a linear exposure-effect association between chronic aircraft noise exposure at school and impaired reading comprehension and recognition memory, while road traffic noise was not associated with reading impairment and was associated with better episodic memory.
What they studied
2,844 children aged 9–10 at 89 schools near airports in the Netherlands, Spain, and United Kingdom
What they found
The RANCH study reported a linear exposure-effect association between chronic aircraft noise exposure at school and impaired reading comprehension and recognition memory, while road traffic noise was not associated with reading impairment and was associated with better episodic memory.
What it does not establish
This entry reports the study. It is not a statement about any building Sage Co. designs or constructs.
Source
- Stansfeld SA, Berglund B, Clark C, et al. (2005). Aircraft and road traffic noise at school measured against children's cognition and health in three European countries · The Lancet · Read at the source
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