A clinical trial of active hearing protection for orchestral musicians

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 450-459

  O'Brien, Ian ^a   Driscoll, Tim ^b   Williams, Warwick ^c   Ackermann, Bronwen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

earplugs; hearing; musicians; noise induced hearing loss; orchestra

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICE; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL NOISE; MUSIC; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; SOUND; UTILIZATION;

EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; MUSIC; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SOUND;

EID: 84903188704     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2013.875187     Document Type: Article

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