Epidemiology of hearing impairment and noise-induced hearing injury among U.S. Military personnel, 2003-2005

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2010, Pages

  Helfer, Thomas M ^a   Canham Chervak, Michelle ^a   Canada, Sara ^a   Mitchener, Timothy A ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NOISE INJURY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOLDIER; AGE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HEARING DISORDER; INDUSTRIAL NOISE; MILITARY MEDICINE; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEARING DISORDERS; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949537615     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.10.025     Document Type: Article

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