Hearing protection for clubbers is music to their ears

Health Promotion Journal of Australia

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 215-221

  Beach, Elizabeth Francis ^a   Williams, Warwick ^a   Gilliver, Megan ^a  

^a NATIONAL ACOUSTIC LABORATORIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Earplugs; Hearing protection; Leisure noise; Loud music; Nightclubs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEARING; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MUSIC; NOISE INJURY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEARING; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; MALE; MUSIC;

EID: 78650042814     PISSN: 10361073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/he10215     Document Type: Article

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