Hearing loss as a risk factor for agricultural injuries

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 293-301

  Choi, Seong Woo ^a   Peek Asa, Corinne ^a   Sprince, Nancy L ^a   Rautiainen, Risto H ^a   Donham, Kelley J ^a   Flamme, Greg A ^b   Whitten, Paul S ^a   Zwerling, Craig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b The University of Iowa   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Hearing asymmetry; Hearing loss; Hearing protection; Injury; Noise

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOISE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; AGRICULTURE; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; IOWA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 26444543204     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20214     Document Type: Article

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