Noise induced hearing loss in dance music disc jockeys and an examination of sound levels in nightclubs

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 123-128

  Bray, Adam ^a   Szymański, Margin ^a   Mills, Robert ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hearing Loss; Music; Noise; Occupational

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETER; EAR PROTECTION; EMPLOYER; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MALE; MUSIC; NOISE INJURY; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOUND INTENSITY; TINNITUS; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICES; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; MALE; MUSIC; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY;

EID: 1342280394     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/002221504772784577     Document Type: Article

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