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Hearing loss induced by occupational and impulse noise: Results on threshold shifts by frequencies, age and gender from the Nord-Trøndelag Hearing Loss Study

Hipoacusia inducida por ruido laboral y de impacto: Resultados del estudio de Pérdidas Auditivas de Nord-Trondelag sobre los cambios del umbral según frecuencia, edad y género

Kristian Tambs Division of Mental Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
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Howard J. Hoffman Epidemiology, Statistics and Data System Branch, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Hans M. Borchgrevink Norwegian Research Council, Oslo, Norway
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Jostein Holmen HUNT Research Centre, Norwegian University of Technology and Science, Verdal, Norway
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Bo Engdahl Division of Mental Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
Pages 309-317 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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