Survey of mobile phone use and their chronic effects on the hearing of a student population

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 113-118

  Davidson, Harry C ^a   Lutman, Mark E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Balance; Hearing; Mobile phone; Questionnaire; Tinnitus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; TINNITUS; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM;

ADULT; CELLULAR PHONE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEMALE; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STUDENTS; TINNITUS;

EID: 33947319838     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020600690472     Document Type: Article

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