Effectiveness of "dangerous decibels," a school-based hearing loss prevention program

American Journal of Audiology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Griest, Susan E ^a,b   Folmer, Robert L ^a,b   Martin, William Hal ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR REHABILITATIVE AUDITORY RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Hearing conservation; Noise induced hearing loss

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PEER PRESSURE; PREVENTION STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 39149087325     PISSN: 10590889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1059-0889(2007/021)     Document Type: Article

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