Occupation and the risk of hearing impairment - Results from the Nord-Trøndelag study on hearing loss

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 250-257

  Engdahl, Bo ^a   Tambs, Kristian ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Audiometry; Epidemiology; Noise exposure; Norway; Occupational health; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE PREVALENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; HEARING; NOISE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLING;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CABLE JOINTER; CARPENTER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EAR INFECTION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEAD INJURY; HEARING; HUMAN; INCOME; LEISURE; LINEMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINER; NOISE; NONMEDICAL OCCUPATIONS; NORWAY; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL DEAFNESS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SAILOR; SELF REPORT; WORKSHOP MECHANIC; CONSTRUCTION WORKER; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; MIDDLE AGED; SEAMEN;

NORWAY;

EID: 77952001213     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.2887     Document Type: Article

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