Theoretical predictions and actual hearing threshold levels in workers exposed to ultrasonic noise of impulsive character— a pilot study

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 409-418

  Pawlaczyk Łuszczyńska, Małgorzata ^a   Dudarewicz, Adam ^a   Śliwińska Kowalska, Mariola ^a  

^a NOFER INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Hearing threshold levels; Noise measurements; Pure tone audiometry; Ultrasonic noise

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL NOISE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 39049105696     PISSN: 10803548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10803548.2007.11105098     Document Type: Article

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