Noise-induced hearing loss in agriculture: Creating partnerships to overcome barriers and educate the community on prevention

Noise and Health

Volumn 13, Issue 51, 2011, Pages 142-146

  Ehlers, Janet J ^a   Graydon, Pamela S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

agriculture; Hearing loss; partnerships

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NOISE INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PREVALENCE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; MALE; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (U.S.); OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79957633293     PISSN: 14631741     EISSN: 19984030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1463-1741.77218     Document Type: Article

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