Association between ambient noise exposure, hearing acuity, and risk of acute occupational injury

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 75-83

  Cantley, Linda F ^a   Galusha, Deron ^a   Cullen, Mark R ^b   Dixon Ernst, Christine ^c   Rabinowitz, M ^d   Neitzel, Richard L ^e  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ALCOA INC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Hearing loss; Workplace health; Workplace safety

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT NOISE; HEALTH AND SAFETY; HEALTH RISK; HEARING; INJURY; METALS INDUSTRY; NOISE POLLUTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEARING ACUITY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METAL INDUSTRY; NOISE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; INDUSTRIAL NOISE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; MALE; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 84921931048     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3450     Document Type: Article

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