Operating room sound level hazards for patients and physicians

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 715-721

  Fritsch, Michael H ^a   Chacko, Chris E ^a   Patterson, Emily B ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hearing loss; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Noise; Occupational Safety and Health Administration; Safety; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL NOISE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT; PHYSICIAN; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OPERATING ROOMS; PATIENTS; PHYSICIANS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 77954382596     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e3181d8d717     Document Type: Article

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