Validity of hearing impairment calculation methods for prediction of self-reported hearing handicap
Worker′s compensation for hearing loss caused by occupational noise exposure is calculated by varying methods, from state to state within the United States (US), with many employing arithmetic formulas based on the pure-tone audiogram, to quantify hearing loss. Several assumptions unsupported or wea...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2012-01-01
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| Series: | Noise and Health |
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| Online Access: | http://www.noiseandhealth.org/article.asp?issn=1463-1741;year=2012;volume=14;issue=56;spage=13;epage=20;aulast=John |