A study of the noise hazard to employees in local discotheques

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 571-574

  Lee, L T ^a  

^a Ministry of Manpower Government of Singapore   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Amplified music; Discotheques; Hearing loss; Noise; Noise hazard; Tinnitus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; MUSIC; NOISE; NOISE INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PREVALENCE; RECURRENT DISEASE; TIME; TINNITUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUDIOMETRY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MALE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; MUSIC; NOISE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PREVALENCE; RECURRENCE; TIME FACTORS; TINNITUS;

EID: 0033181787     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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