Self-reported tinnitus and noise sensitivity among adolescents in Sweden

Noise and Health

Volumn 7, Issue 25, 2004, Pages 29-40

  Olsen Widén, Stephen E ^a,b   Erlandsson, S I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY WEST   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Noise sensitivity; Socio economic status; Tinnitus; Use of hearing protection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EAR INFECTION; EAR PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; NOISE; OTALGIA; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; STUDENT; SWEDEN; TINNITUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUDIOLOGY; EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICES; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LOUDNESS PERCEPTION; MALE; NOISE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS; SWEDEN; TINNITUS;

EID: 10644242562     PISSN: 14631741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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