Epidemiology of Noise-Induced Tinnitus and the Attitudes and Beliefs towards Noise and Hearing Protection in Adolescents

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Gilles, Annick ^a,b   Van Hal, Guido ^c   De Ridder, Dirk ^d   Wouters, Kristien ^a   Van de Heyning, Paul ^a,b  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BELIEFS ABOUT HEARING PROTECTION AND HEARING LOSS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EAR PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; LOUDNESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSIC; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NOISE INJURY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SOUND ANALYSIS; STUDENT ATTITUDE; TINNITUS; YOUTH ATTITUDES TO NOISE SCALE;

EID: 84880847289     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070297     Document Type: Article

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