British university students' attitudes towards noise-induced hearing loss caused by nightclub attendance

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 29-34

  Johnson, O ^a   Andrew, B ^a   Walker, D ^a   Morgan, S ^a   Aldren, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hearing Loss Noise Induced; Music; Students

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MUSIC; NIGHTCLUB ATTENDANCE; NOISE INDUCED HEARING LOSS; NOISE INJURY; NOISE REDUCTION; SOUND INTENSITY; STUDENT ATTITUDE; TINNITUS; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; YOUNG ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; MALE; MUSIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECREATION; STUDENTS; TINNITUS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897028616     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215113003241     Document Type: Article

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