Audiometric testing and hearing protection training through multimedia technology

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 522-530

  Hong, OiSaeng ^a   Csaszar, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Lawrence Technological Univ   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer based audiometric testing; Hearing protection; Noise induced hearing loss; Workers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; EAR PROTECTION; ENGINEERING; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MASS SCREENING; MULTIMEDIA; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STAFF TRAINING; UNITED STATES; WORKER;

ADULT; AUDIOMETRY; COMPUTERS; EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIMEDIA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PILOT PROJECTS; SOFTWARE; TEACHING;

EID: 27144531741     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020500190029     Document Type: Article

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