Hearing loss in military aviation and other trades: Investigation of prevalence and risk factors

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 76, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1128-1135

  Abel, Sharon M ^a  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hearing conservation; Noise induced hearing loss

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIRPLANE CREW; AIRPLANE PILOT; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETER; AUDIOMETRY; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOISE INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLICE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOLDIER;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; AVIATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; OCCUPATIONS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 28844501229     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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