Peripheral and central auditory dysfunction induced by occupational exposure to organic solvents

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1202-1211

  Fuente, Adrian ^a   Slade, Martin D ^b   Taylor, Tanisha ^b   Morata, Thais C ^c   Keith, Robert W ^d   Sparer, Judy ^b   Rabinowitz, Peter M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 BUTANONE; TOLUENE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIOLOGY; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CENTRAL AUDITORY DYSFUNCTION; DICHOTIC LISTENING; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOISE; OCCUPATIONAL DEAFNESS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERIPHERAL AUDITORY DYSFUNCTION; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY;

EID: 70350146508     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181bae17c     Document Type: Article

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