Hearing conservation and noise management practices in professional orchestras

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 602-608

  O'Brien, Ian ^a   Driscoll, Tim ^a   Ackermann, Bronwen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation; Hearing loss; Management; Musicians; Noise; Orchestras

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL NOISE; INTERVIEW; MUSIC; NOISE INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MUSIC; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84867146949     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2012.715519     Document Type: Article

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