Heavy metals and noise exposure: Health effects

Noise and Health

Volumn 11, Issue 44, 2009, Pages 141-144

  Prasher, Deepak ^a  

^a ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Combined exposures; Health effects; Heavy metals; Noise exposure

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURIC CHLORIDE; ZINC;

COCHLEA; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FETUS MALFORMATION; HEADACHE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEARING LOSS; HEAVY METAL POISONING; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; KIDNEY DISEASE; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; LEARNING DISORDER; MERCURIALISM; NEUROPATHY; NEUROTOXICITY; NOISE INDUCED HEARING LOSS; NOISE INJURY; NONHUMAN; OTOTOXICITY; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALS; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEARING; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; LEAD; METALS, HEAVY; NOISE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 67749097635     PISSN: 14631741     EISSN: 19984030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1463-1741.53358     Document Type: Short Survey

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