Reported hearing protection use in young adults from Sweden and the USA: Effects of attitude and gender

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 273-280

  Widen S E ^a,b   Holmes, A E ^c   Erlandsson, S I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY WEST   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes towards noise; Cultural differencess; Gender; Noise sensitivity; Tinnitus; Use of hearing protection; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEARING DISORDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NOISE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TINNITUS; UNITED STATES; YOUTH ATTITUDE TO NOISE SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LOUDNESS PERCEPTION; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSIC; NOISE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746614375     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020500485676     Document Type: Article

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