Challenges and strategies related to hearing loss among dairy farmers

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 329-336

  Hass Slavin, Louise ^a,b   McColl, Mary Ann ^a   Pickett, William ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DAIRYING; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MACHINE; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NOISE; NOISE REDUCTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ONTARIO; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 25144465012     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2005.tb00103.x     Document Type: Article

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