Hearing protection in the 21st century: They're not your father's earplugs anymore

Seminars in Hearing

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 56-64

  Stephenson, Mark R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Hearing conservation; Hearing loss; Hearing protector

Indexed keywords

AUDIOLOGIST; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; AWARENESS; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEARING DISORDER; HEARING PROTECTION DEVICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NOISE INDUCED HEARING LOSS; NOISE REDUCTION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT;

EID: 66749119782     PISSN: 07340451     EISSN: 10988955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1111107     Document Type: Conference Paper

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