An investigation of the adjustment of retrospective noise exposure for use of hearing protection devices

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 329-339

  Sbihi, Hind ^a   Teschke, Kay ^a   MacNab, Ying C ^a,b   Davies, Hugh W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Exposure assessment; Hearing protection devices; Noise induced hearing loss; Occupational noise; Predictive validity

Indexed keywords

ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ATTENUATION FACTORS; BEFORE AND AFTER; BRITISH COLUMBIA; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; GOLD STANDARDS; HEARING LOSS; HEARING PROTECTION DEVICES; HEARING THRESHOLD; MULTILEVEL MODEL; NOISE EXPOSURE; NOISE METRICS; OCCUPATIONAL NOISE; PURE TONES; REGULATORY AGENCIES; WORKING POPULATION;

ACOUSTIC VARIABLES CONTROL; AUDITION; EAR PROTECTORS; FORECASTING; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; LUMBER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

NOISE POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL NOISE; INDUSTRY; MALE; NOISE INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VALIDATION STUDY;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MALE; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77950544353     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meq001     Document Type: Article

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