Auditory lifestyles and beliefs related to hearing loss among college students in the USA

Noise and Health

Volumn 10, Issue 38, 2008, Pages 1-10

  Rawool, Vishakha ^a   Colligon Wayne, Lynda ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Princeton Otolaryngology Assoc   (United States)

Author keywords

Hearing loss; Hearing protection device; Music; Noise; Tinnitus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; EAR PROTECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSIC; NOISE; STUDENT ATTITUDE; TINNITUS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MUSIC; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OTITIS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TINNITUS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 50249101624     PISSN: 14631741     EISSN: 19984030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1463-1741.39002     Document Type: Article

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