Surveillance of noise-induced hearing loss in Taiwan, ROC: A report of the PRESS-NIHL results

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 65-69

  Wu, Trong Neng ^a   Liou, Saou Hsing ^b   Shen, Chen Yang ^c   Hsu, Chao Chun ^a   Chao, Show Lin ^a   Wang, Jan Haw ^a   Chang, Show Fung ^a   Ko, Kquei Nu ^d   Chiang, Horn Che ^d   Chang, Po Ya ^d  

^a Dis Survlnc and Quarantine Service   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^d NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Noise induced hearing loss; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOGRAPHY; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; BUILDING INDUSTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; INDUSTRIAL NOISE; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOISE INJURY; NOISE REDUCTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIPYARD WORKER; TAIWAN;

EID: 0031903160     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/pmed.1997.0238     Document Type: Article

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