Hearing impairment and contributing factors among fertilizer factory workers
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Hearing impairment and contributing factors among fertilizer factory workers
INTRODUCTION Hearing impairment remains the main occupational health problem in the manufacturing industry, and its contributing factors have not been well controlled. METHODS Unmatched case control and comparative studies were carried out among fertilizer factory workers in Sarawak with the aim of determining contributing factors for hearing impairment. Respondents consisted of 49 cases that...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Occupational Health
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1341-9145,1348-9585
DOI: 10.1539/joh.16-0043-oa