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Hearing loss among older construction workers: Updated analyses

Journal Article · · American Journal of Industrial Medicine
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22827· OSTI ID:1537440
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  1. Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham North Carolina
  2. Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring Maryland
  3. Zenith American Solutions, Oak Ridge Tennessee
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Research Organization:
Center to Protect Workers Rights, Silver Spring, MD (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FC01-06EH06004
OSTI ID:
1537440
Journal Information:
American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Vol. 61, Issue 4; ISSN 0271-3586
Publisher:
Wiley
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Noise Levels of Selected Construction Tasks May 2002
The Effectiveness of Hearing Protection Among Construction Workers April 2005
Noise Exposure among Construction Electricians September 2001
Increased reporting of occupational hearing loss: Workers' compensation in Washington State, 1984-1998 November 2002
Surveillance of hearing loss among older construction and trade workers at Department of Energy nuclear sites January 2005
A case-control study of airways obstruction among construction workers: Airways Obstruction Among Construction Workers June 2015
A re-examination of risk estimates from the NIOSH Occupational Noise and Hearing Survey (ONHS) February 1997
Easy SAS Calculations for Risk or Prevalence Ratios and Differences June 2005
Use of Comparison Populations for Evaluating the Effectiveness of Hearing Loss Prevention Programs January 2000
Identifying comparison groups for evaluating occupational hearing loss: A statistical assessment of 22 industrial populations February 1997
Chemical exposure and hearing loss April 2013
Exacerbation of noise-induced hearing loss by co-exposure to workplace chemicals May 2005
Causation and Causal Inference in Epidemiology July 2005
Ototoxicity of Organic Solvents - From Scientific Evidence to Health Policy January 2007
Ototoxic Effects of Occupational Exposure to Styrene and Co-Exposure to Styrene and Noise January 2003

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