Shooting habits of youth recreational firearm users

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 53, Issue SUPPL.2, 2014, Pages

  Stewart, Michael ^a   Meinke, Deanna K ^b   Snyders, Jessica K ^a   Howerton, Kayla ^b  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Firearms; Noise induced hearing loss; Recreational shooting; Shooting habits; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICE; FEMALE; FIREARM; HABIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NOISE; NOISE INJURY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TINNITUS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLORADO; EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICES; FEMALE; FIREARMS; HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; MALE; MICHIGAN; NOISE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECREATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TINNITUS;

EID: 84896284162     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992027.2013.857437     Document Type: Conference Paper

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