Occupational hearing loss in Korea

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL.1, 2010, Pages

  Kim, Kyoo Sang ^a  

^a Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Korea; Noise induced hearing loss; Occupational hearing loss

Indexed keywords

CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL NOISE; NOISE INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SOUTH KOREA; TINNITUS;

HEARING LOSS; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; TINNITUS;

EID: 79961067438     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2010.25.S.S62     Document Type: Review

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