Commentary on (1) ‘Application of the health belief model: Development of the hearing beliefs questionnaire (HBQ) and its associations with hearing health behaviors’ (International Journal of Audiology, 2013; 52, 558–567), and (2) ‘Development and evaluation of a questionnaire to assess knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors towards hearing loss prevention’ (International Journal of Audiology, 2014; 53, 209–218).

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Acknowledgements

The authors thank Thais C. Morata, Christa L. Themann, William J. Murphy, and Lawrence Q. Foster, who read and commented on an early draft of this letter.

Disclaimer: The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

Declaration of interest: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.