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Descriptor in English: Noise
Descriptor in Spanish: Ruido
Descriptor in Portuguese: Ruído
Descriptor in French: Bruit
Entry term(s): Noise Pollution
Noises
Pollution, Noise
Tree number(s): G01.750.770.776.567
G16.500.275.600
N06.230.400
N06.850.460.610
SP4.102.072.092.693.050.394
Scope note: Any sound which is unwanted or interferes with HEARING other sounds.
Annotation: restrict to noise as a type of sound: do not use for "noise" as artifacts or interference with data in various techniques or electrical interference ( = ELECTRICITY); /adv eff: consider also HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED/
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
PC prevention & control
See also the descriptors: Acoustic Stimulation MeSH
Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced MeSH
DeCS UI: 9808
Descriptor UI: D009622
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2012/07/03
Noise - Preferred
Concept UI M0014940
Scope note Any sound which is unwanted or interferes with HEARING other sounds.
Preferred term Noise
Entry term(s) Noises
Noise Pollution - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0562603
Scope note An intrusive amount of unwanted noise.
Preferred term Noise Pollution
Entry term(s) Pollution, Noise



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