Occupation and the risk of bothersome tinnitus: Results from a prospective cohort study (HUNT)

BMJ Open

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Engdahl, Bo ^a   Krog, Norun Hjertager ^a   Kvestad, Ellen ^a   Hoffman, Howard J ^b   Tambs, Kristian ^a,c  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DISORDERS   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOISE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREVALENCE; TINNITUS;

EID: 84857026900     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000512     Document Type: Article

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