Estimating young Australian adults' risk of hearing damage from selected leisure activities

Ear and Hearing

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 75-82

  Beach, Elizabeth ^a   Williams, Warwick ^a   Gilliver, Megan ^a  

^a NATIONAL ACOUSTIC LABORATORIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MUSIC; NOISE; NOISE INJURY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUSTRALIA; EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MUSIC; NOISE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SPORTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872200537     PISSN: 01960202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AUD.0b013e318262ac6c     Document Type: Article

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