Effects of light smoking on extra-high-frequency auditory thresholds in young adults

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 143-147

  Ohgami, Nobutaka ^a   Kondo, Takaaki ^b   Kato, Masashi ^a  

^a CHUBU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

extra high frequency auditory thresholds; Hearing loss; life style; noise exposure; smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOISE; SLEEP TIME;

AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; HEARING; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NOISE; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952296167     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748233710382539     Document Type: Article

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