Preventing noise-induced hearing loss

Nursing Clinics of North America

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 257-262

  Lusk, Sally L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL NOISE; METHODOLOGY; NOISE INJURY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RESEARCH; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHILD; EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; PATIENT EDUCATION; RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036617785     PISSN: 00296465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-6465(01)00005-6     Document Type: Review

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