Ear injuries sustained by British service personnel subjected to blast trauma

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 13-17

  Breeze, J ^a   Cooper, H ^b   Pearson, C R ^c   Henney, S ^b   Reid, A ^b  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Defence Consultant Advisor in Ear Nose and Throat Surgery   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audiogram; Blast; Ear; Military; Tympanic Membrane

Indexed keywords

AFGHANISTAN; ARMY; ARTICLE; AUDIOGRAPHY; AUDIOMETRY; BATTLE INJURY; BLAST INJURY; EAR INJURY; EARDRUM PERFORATION; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IRAQ; MILITARY DEPLOYMENT; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM;

AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; AUDIOMETRY; BLAST INJURIES; EAR; EAR OSSICLES; EAR, EXTERNAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HEARING LOSS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OTOSCOPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE PERFORATION;

EID: 79951721076     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215110002215     Document Type: Article

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