Hearing loss among ohio farm youth: A comparison to a national sample

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 233-239

  Renick, Katherine M ^a   Crawford, J Mac ^a   Wilkins III, J R ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Children; Farming; Hearing loss; Noise induced hearing loss; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; OHIO; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61849175909     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20668     Document Type: Article

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