Noise-induced hearing injury among army active duty soldiers deployed to the central command area of operations

Seminars in Hearing

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 28-37

  Jordan, Nikki N ^a   Lee, Robyn B ^a   Helfer, Thomas M ^a  

^a U S ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Deployment; Dizziness imbalance; Noise induced hearing injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BALANCE DISORDER; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; EARDRUM PERFORATION; FEMALE; HEARING DISORDER; HEARING LOSS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; NOISE INDUCED HEARING INJURY; NOISE INJURY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; SOLDIER; TINNITUS; VERTIGO;

EID: 67749094905     PISSN: 07340451     EISSN: 10988955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1111104     Document Type: Conference Paper

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