Sports officials' hearing status: Whistle use as a factor contributing to hearing trouble

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-10

  Flamme, Gregory A ^a   Williams, Nathan ^a,b  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOYS TOWN NATIONAL RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Athletic injuries; Hearing loss; Noise induced occupational injuries; Noise induced tinnitus; Sports

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL NOISE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; STATISTICS; TINNITUS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CAUSALITY; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; MALE; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPORTS; TINNITUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871240494     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2012.736340     Document Type: Article

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