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Occupational noise and age: A longitudinal study of hearing sensitivity as a function of noise exposure and age in South African gold mine workers

BACKGROUND: A relationship exists between occupational noise exposure and age, which remains poorly understood. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to establish the relationship between hearing loss and age over time. METHOD: Audiological data from 2583 mine workers in South Africa were utilised....

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Autores principales: Grobler, Leoni M., Swanepoel, De Wet, Strauss, Susan, Becker, Piet, Eloff, Zahan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AOSIS 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7136817/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32242440
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajcd.v67i2.687