Audiologic characteristics in a sample of recently-separated military Veterans: The Noise Outcomes in Servicemembers Epidemiology Study (NOISE Study)

Hearing Research

Volumn 349, Issue , 2017, Pages 21-30

  Gordon, J S ^a   Griest, S E ^a,b   Thielman, E J ^a   Carlson, K F ^a,c,d   Helt, W J ^a   Lewis, M S ^a,b   Blankenship, C ^a   Austin, D ^a,c   Theodoroff, S M ^a,b   Henry, J A ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR REHABILITATIVE AUDITORY RESEARCH   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS PORTLAND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Audiometry; Hearing loss; Noise exposure; TBI; Tinnitus; Veterans

Indexed keywords

SOLVENT;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILITARY SERVICE; NOISE INJURY; OTOTOXICITY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOLDIER; TINNITUS; VETERAN; WORK DISABILITY; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; DISABILITY; DIVORCE; DRUG EFFECTS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEARING; INDUSTRIAL NOISE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SPEECH AUDIOMETRY; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TIME FACTOR; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; AUDIOMETRY, SPEECH; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DIVORCE; FEMALE; HEARING; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOLVENTS; SPEECH PERCEPTION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; TINNITUS; UNITED STATES; VETERANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85008198092     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: 18785891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2016.11.014     Document Type: Article

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