Comparison of audiometric screening criteria for the identification of noise-induced hearing loss in adolescents

American Journal of Audiology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Meinke, Deanna K ^a   Dice, Noel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

^b Peakview Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Hearing screening; Noise induced hearing loss; Pure tone audiometry

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR CONDUCTION; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY SCREENING; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOISE;

ADOLESCENT; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 39149124423     PISSN: 10590889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1059-0889(2007/023)     Document Type: Article

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