The accuracy of self-reported high noise exposure level and hearing loss in a working population in Eastern Saudi Arabia

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 207, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 227-234

  Ahmed, Hafiz Omer ^a   Dennis, John H ^b   Ballal, Seifeddin G ^c  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Audiometry; Hearing loss; Negative predictive value; Noise; Overall accuracy; Positive predictive value; Prevalence; Saudi Arabia; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOSIMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOISE; NOISE DOSIMETRY; NOISE POLLUTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OTOSCOPY; PREVALENCE; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAUDI ARABIA; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 3442891773     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1438-4639-00291     Document Type: Article

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