Live recordings of sound levels during the use of powered instruments in ENT surgery

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 117, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 532-535

  Prasad, K R S ^a   Reddy, K T V ^a  

^a WARRINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acoustic Stimulation; Noise, Occupational; Surgical Procedures, Operative

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; HUMAN; NOISE; OBSERVATION; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECORDING; SOUND RECORDING; SPECTROSCOPY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

HUMANS; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY;

EID: 0038001001     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/002221503322112941     Document Type: Article

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