Iris pigmentation and susceptibility to noise-induced hearing loss

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 115-118

  Da Costa, E A ^a,c   Castro, J C ^b   Macedo, M E G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Disease susceptibility; Iris; Melanin; Noise induced hearing loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; IRIS; MALE; NOISE; OCCUPATIONAL DEAFNESS; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; IRIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 40049088956     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020701704776     Document Type: Article

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