Noise exposure and auditory effects on preschool personnel

Noise and Health

Volumn 14, Issue 57, 2012, Pages 72-82

  Sjödin, Fredrik ^a   Kjellberg, Anders ^a   Knutsson, Anders ^b   Landström, Ulf ^a   Lindberg, Lennart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

^b MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Auditory effects; hearing loss; noise; noise fluctuation; preschool; tinnitus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL NOISE; MALE; NOISE INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SWEDEN; TINNITUS;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUDIOMETRY; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; MALE; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; SWEDEN; TINNITUS;

EID: 84860441403     PISSN: 14631741     EISSN: 19984030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1463-1741.95135     Document Type: Article

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