The effects of toluene plus noise on hearing thresholds: An evaluation based on repeated measurements in the German printing industry

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 191-200

  Schäper, Michael ^a   Seeber, Andreas ^a   Van Thriel, Christoph ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ RESEARCH CENTRE FOR WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN FACTORS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Follow up study; Noise; Ototoxicity; Rotogravure printing; Toluene

Indexed keywords

HIPPURIC ACID; ORTHO CRESOL; TOLUENE;

ADULT; AMBIENT AIR; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOISE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OTOTOXICITY; PRINTING; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY;

EID: 57149085346     PISSN: 12321087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10001-008-0030-z     Document Type: Article

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