PINCHE's policy recommendations on noise: how to prevent noise from adversely affecting children.
BACKGROUND
Noise can have auditory and non-auditory effects on children. Very few noise episodes affect children's hearing instantaneously; most effects are long-term and cumulative. Describing the risks of noise on children's health and well-being in a life-course perspective can illustrate the prospects of cumulative effects.


CONCLUSIONS
The policy recommendations the Policy Interpretation Network on Children's Health and Environment (PINCHE) prepared for each age group or setting are described here.
Bistrup
Marie Louise
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National Institute of Public Health, Copenhagen, Denmark. marie.bistrup@get2net.dk
Babisch
Wolfgang
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Stansfeld
Stephen
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Sulkowski
Wieslaw
W
D026683:Advisory Committees; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004782:Environmental Health; D005060:Europe; D005062:European Union; D006287:Health Planning Guidelines; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D007899:Leisure Activities; D009622:Noise / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000517:prevention & control; D010988:Play and Playthings