Hearing, use of hearing protection, and attitudes towards noise among young American adults

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 537-545

  Widen S E ^a   Holmes, A E ^b   Johnson, T ^c   Bohlin, M ^a   Erlandsson, S I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY WEST   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c ELMIRA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Hearing protection; Hearing screening; Hearing symptoms; Noise; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUDITORY SCREENING; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; EAR PROTECTION; FEMALE; HEARING; HEARING LOSS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOISE; OTALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TINNITUS; TYMPANOMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEARING; HEARING LOSS; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350440312     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020902894541     Document Type: Article

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