Noise-induced hearing injury and comorbidities among postdeployment U.S. army soldiers: April 2003-june 2009

American Journal of Audiology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 33-41

  Helfer, Thomas M ^a   Jordan, Nikki N ^a   Lee, Robyn B ^a   Pietrusiak, Paul ^a   Cave, Kara ^b   Schairer, Kim ^c  

^a US Army Public Health Command (Provisional) Institute of Public Health   (South Korea)

^b BLANCHFIELD ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Blast trauma; Mild traumatic brain injury; Noise induced hearing injury; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Speech language disorders

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLAST INJURY; BRAIN INJURY; EARDRUM PERFORATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE INJURY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SOLDIER; SPEECH DISORDER; TINNITUS; WAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; BLAST INJURIES; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; SPEECH DISORDERS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TINNITUS; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE PERFORATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958726836     PISSN: 10590889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1059-0889(2011/10-0033)     Document Type: Article

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