A multinomial model for identifying significant pure-tone threshold shifts

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1391-1403

  Schlauch, Robert S ^a   Carney, Edward ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Audiograms; Noise induced hearing loss; Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA); Pure tone air conduction thresholds

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOGRAPHY; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; NOISE; NOISE INJURY; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; SOUND PRESSURE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NOISE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SPEECH PERCEPTION; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 36749024515     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2007/097)     Document Type: Article

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