Noise-induced hearing loss: An occupational medicine perspective

Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 388-393

  Stucken, Emily Z ^a   Hong, Robert S ^a,b  

^a MICHIGAN EAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hearing protection programs; Occupational noise exposure; Occupational noise induced hearing loss

Indexed keywords

EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEREDITY; HUMAN; NOISE INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL DEAFNESS; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; GOVERNMENT; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; INDUSTRIAL NOISE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; UNITED STATES;

AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (U.S.); NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 84925813088     PISSN: 10689508     EISSN: 15316998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000079     Document Type: Review

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