The audiological health of horn players

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 590-596

  Wilson, Wayne J ^a   O'Brien, Ian ^b   Bradley, Andrew P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

hearing; horn; musicians; noise induced hearing loss; orchestra

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL NOISE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSIC; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSIC; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 84886527139     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2013.818227     Document Type: Article

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