Hearing ability in working life and its relationship with sick leave and self-reported work productivity

Ear and Hearing

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 94-103

  Nachtegaal, Janneke ^a   Festen, Joost M ^a   Kramer, Sophia E ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEARING; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL NOISE; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRODUCTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPEECH PERCEPTION; STATISTICS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; EFFICIENCY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEARING; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICK LEAVE; SPEECH PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855249064     PISSN: 01960202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AUD.0b013e318228033e     Document Type: Article

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