Validity of self-reported occupational noise exposure
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Cigarette smoking, occupational exposure to noise, and self reported hearing difficulties.
AIMS To explore the interaction of smoking and occupational exposure to noise as risk factors for hearing difficulty in the general population. METHODS A questionnaire was mailed to 21 201 adults of working age, selected at random from the age-sex registers of 34 British general practices, and to 993 members of the armed services, randomly selected from pay records. Questions were asked about...
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عنوان ژورنال: Occupational and Environmental Medicine
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1351-0711
DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2011-100382.137