Noise induced hearing loss: Research in central, eastern and south-eastern Europe and newly independent states

Noise and Health

Volumn 15, Issue 62, 2013, Pages 55-66

  Pawlaczyk Luszczynska, Malgorzata ^a   Dudarewicz, Adam ^a   Zaborowski, Kamil ^a   Zamojska, Malgorzata ^a   Sliwinska Kowalska, Mariola ^a  

^a NOFER INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Impulse noise; musicians; noise; noise induced hearing loss; organic solvents

Indexed keywords

EASTERN EUROPE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL NOISE; NOISE INJURY; OCCUPATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EUROPE, EASTERN; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; OCCUPATIONS; RISK FACTORS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875736865     PISSN: 14631741     EISSN: 19984030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1463-1741.107157     Document Type: Article

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