Blast-related ear injuries among U.S. military personnel
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Blast-related ear injuries among U.S. military personnel.
Blast-related ear injuries are a concern during deployment because they can compromise a servicemember's situational awareness and adversely affect operational readiness. The objectives of this study were to describe blast-related ear injuries during Operation Iraqi Freedom, identify the effect of hearing protection worn at the point of injury, and explore hearing loss and tinnitus outcomes wit...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0748-7711,1938-1352
DOI: 10.1682/jrrd.2012.02.0024