Falls risk and hospitalization among retired workers with occupational noise-induced hearing loss

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 84-91

  Girard, Serge André ^a   Leroux, Tony ^b,c   Verreault, René ^d   Courteau, Marilène ^a   Picard, Michel ^b   Turcotte, Fernand ^d   Baril, Julie ^a,b  

^a Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec Direction des Risques Biologiques et de la Santé Au Travail   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c Laboratoire d'Études sur l'Audition Institut Raymond Dewar Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Réadaptation   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Case control study; Falls; Noise induced hearing loss; Occupational noise; Retired workers

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FALLING; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL NOISE; INDUSTRY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE INJURY; RETIREMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; QUEBEC; RETIREMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84897021486     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: 17101107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0714980813000664     Document Type: Article

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