Occupational exposure to insecticides and their effects on the auditory system

Noise and Health

Volumn 4, Issue 14, 2002, Pages 31-39

  Teixeira, Cleide Fernandes ^a,b   Da Silva Augusto, Lia Giraldo ^b   Morata, Thais C ^c  

^a AUDIOCLINICA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Hearing; Insects' control; Organophosphates; Ototoxicity; Pyrethroids

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PYRETHROID;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INSECT CONTROL; LIFESTYLE; NOISE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OTOTOXICITY; RISK FACTOR; WORKER;

EID: 0038008899     PISSN: 14631741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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