Centro de Documentacion de Fundación MAPFRE - Are hearing loss and balance dysfunction linked in construction iron workers?

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Are hearing loss and balance dysfunction linked in construction iron workers? / Kaye H. Kilburn, Raphael H. Warshaw, Brad Hanscom

Sumario: The objective was to determine whether an association existed betwen hearing loss and balance dysfunction in construction workers exposed to noise. To determine if hearing loss was related to defective balance, it carried out audiometry and tested balance in members of the iron workers local union in whom our original observations had been made

En: British journal of industrial medicine. - London and Margate. - nº 2, February 1992 ; p. 138-141

1. Medicina laboral . 2. Enfermedades profesionales . 3. Contaminantes físicos . 4. Ruido . 5. Otorrinolaringología . 6. Riesgo laboral . 7. Metalurgia . 8. Hierro . 9. Hipoacusia . I. Warshaw, Raphael H. . II. Hanscom, Brad . III. Título. IV. Título: British journal of industrial medicine.