Possibilities of spatial hearing testing in occupational medicine
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Possibilities of spatial hearing testing in occupational medicine.
Dysfunctions of the organ of hearing are a significant limitation in the performance of occupations that require its full efficiency (vehicle driving, army, police, fire brigades, mining). Hearing impairment is associated with poorer understanding of speech and disturbed sound localization that directly affects the worker's orientation in space and his/her assessment of distance and location of...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1232-1087,1896-494X
DOI: 10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00537