Occupational exposure to noise and the prevalence of hearing loss in a Belgian military population: A cross-sectional study
The armed forces are highly exposed to occupational noise. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and noise exposures associated with the severity of hearing loss (HL) in a Belgian military population. A cross-sectional study was carried out at the Centre for Medical Expertise (CME) and in four Units of Occupational Medicine (UOM). Hearing thresholds were determined by audiometry. The examination included a questionnaire on hearing-related medical history, and noise exposure in military and leisure time activity. A multinomial logistic regression model was used to assess the asso... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2011 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Noise and Health, Vol 13, Iss 50, Pp 64-70 (2011) |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
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Schlagwörter: | High frequency hearing loss / occupational noise / military personnel / prevalence / Otorhinolaryngology / RF1-547 / Industrial medicine. Industrial hygiene / RC963-969 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27311139 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.4103/1463-1741.73997 |