Estimation of permanent noise-induced hearing loss in an urban setting

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 6393-6399

  Lewis, Ryan C ^a   Gershon, Robyn R M ^b   Neitzel, Richard L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH INTERVENTIONS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NEW YORK CITY; NOISE EXPOSURE; NOISE-INDUCED HEARING LOSS; NON-OCCUPATIONAL ACTIVITIES; THRESHOLD SHIFTS; URBAN SETTINGS;

REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AUDITION;

EMPLOYMENT; EPISODIC EVENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; HEARING; NOISE; NOISE POLLUTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MP3 PLAYER; NOISE; NOISE INDUCED PERMANENT THRESHOLD SHIFT; NOISE INJURY; NOISE MEASUREMENT; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; SOUND PRESSURE; SPORTING EVENT; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; URBAN POPULATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; NEW YORK CITY; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL;

NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879235435     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es305161z     Document Type: Article

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