A comparison of occupational and nonoccupational noise exposures in Sweden

Noise and Health

Volumn 16, Issue 72, 2014, Pages 270-278

  Neitzel, Richard L ^a   Svensson, Eva B ^b   Sayler, Stephanie K ^a   Ann Christin, Johnson ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Exposure assessment; hearing loss risk; noise; nonoccupational; occupational; source apportionment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAY CARE; EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICE; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL NOISE; MALE; MANAGEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; OTOSCOPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOLDIER; SOUND DETECTION;

ADULT; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICES; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NOISE; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; OFFICE MANAGEMENT; OTOSCOPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY;

EID: 84907465993     PISSN: 14631741     EISSN: 19984030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1463-1741.140503     Document Type: Article

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