Intrinsic differences in hearing performances between ears revealed by the asymmetrical shooting posture in the army

Hearing Research

Volumn 122, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 119-124

  Job, Agnès ^a   Grateau, Paul ^b   Picard, Jacques ^a  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHES   (France)

^b Cabinet d'Expertise ORL   (France)

Author keywords

Bekesy audiometry; Cochlear physiology; Eyedness; Lateralization; Noise induced hearing loss; Occupational posture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; AUDIOGRAPHY; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE DOMINANCE; FIREARM; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; EAR; FIREARMS; FRANCE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POSTURE;

EID: 0032146380     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5955(98)00104-X     Document Type: Article

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