Hearing loss in motorcyclists: Occupational and medicolegal aspects

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 7-9

  McCombe, Andrew W ^a  

^a FRIMLEY PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUDIOMETRY; EMPLOYMENT; EXPOSURE; HEARING LOSS; HELMET; HUMAN; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MOTORCYCLE; NEGLIGENCE; NOISE; POLICE; PROTECTION; REVIEW; RISK; SIGNAL DETECTION; SOUND INTENSITY; SYMPTOM; TECHNIQUE; TINNITUS; VELOCITY;

EID: 0037241959     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.96.1.7     Document Type: Review

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