Shooting habits of U.S. waterfowl hunters

Noise and Health

Volumn 11, Issue 42, 2009, Pages 8-13

  Stewart, Michael ^a   Borer, Sarah ^a   Lehman, Mark ^a  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hearing conservation; Hearing loss prevention; Hearing protection; Noise induced hearing loss; Recreational firearm noise exposure

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL HUNTING; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BLINDNESS; DUCKS AND GEESE; ENVIRONMENT; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FIREARM; HABIT; HEALTH SURVEY; HEARING; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOISE; NONHUMAN; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RECREATION; SEASON; SHOOT; TINNITUS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATA COLLECTION; EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICES; FEMALE; FIREARMS; HEARING LOSS; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECREATION; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TINNITUS;

EID: 59649126752     PISSN: 14631741     EISSN: 19984030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1463-1741.45307     Document Type: Article

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