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Original Article

Temporary threshold shift in military pilots measured using conventional and extended high-frequency audiometry after one flight: Medición de cambio temporal de umbral en pilotos militares después de un vuelo, por medio de la audiometría ampliada de altas frecuencias

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Pages 29-33 | Received 03 Sep 2001, Accepted 29 Apr 2002, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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