Noise-induced hearing loss in French police officers
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Noise-induced hearing loss in French police officers.
BACKGROUND There is a lack of data about police officers' hearing thresholds and the risk of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) associated with this occupation. In France, 129,000 national police officers, 96,000 state police force members and 16000 municipal police officers may be affected by occupational noise exposure. AIMS To evaluate the association between police employment and NIHL. M...
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عنوان ژورنال: Occupational Medicine
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0962-7480,1471-8405
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqp091