Heritage of army audiology and the road ahead: The Army Hearing Program

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 98, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2167-2172

  McIlwain, D Scott ^a   Gates, Kathy ^b   Ciliax, Donald ^b  

^a Hearwell LLC   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARMY; AUDIOLOGY; FIREARM; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; NOISE INJURY; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; WAR;

AUDIOLOGY; AVIATION; EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HEARING IMPAIRED PERSONS; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (U.S.); NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; VETERANS;

EID: 57149104376     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.128504     Document Type: Review

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