Noise exposure and hearing loss in classical orchestra musicians

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 474-478

  Russo, Frank A ^a,b   Behar, Alberto ^a   Chasin, Marshall ^c   Mosher, Stephen ^d  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c Musicians' Clinics of Canada   (Canada)

^d National Ballet School   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hearing loss; Music; Noise exposure; Orchestra Musicians

Indexed keywords

DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATIONS; HEARING CONSERVATION PROGRAM; HEARING LOSS; MUSIC; NOISE EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL NOISE EXPOSURE; ORCHESTRA MUSICIANS; PURE-TONE THRESHOLDS;

AUDITION; INSTRUMENTS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

NOISE POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY SYSTEM EXAMINATION; EAR PLUG; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MUSICIAN; NOISE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84888199415     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: 18728219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2012.11.001     Document Type: Article

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