| Document ID (ISN) | 60277 |
| CIS number |
93-1005 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0465-546X - Medicina y seguridad del trabajo |
| Year |
1991 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Victoria Jumilla F., Viviente López E., Clemente Ibañez M., Cerrada Delgado M.C., Espinosa Lozano F.J., Sánchez Ferrero F., Monasterio Acha R., Serrano Castro M.B. |
| Title |
Noise and deafness |
| Original title |
El ruido - La sordera [in Spanish] |
| Bibliographic information |
Apr.- June 1991, Vol.38, No.152, p.3-43. Illus. Bibl.ref. |
| Abstract |
Five articles on noise and its effects on hearing: (1) Response of the population to a survey on environmental noise in urban centres of Murcia. (2) Occupational hearing loss. (3) Effects of work in a noisy environment on hearing. (4) Industrial noise as an occupational pathology. (5) Pathology of noise. The articles cover topics such as: physical characteristics of noise and its potential to induce disorders, in particular occupational deafness; evaluation and control of noise in the working environment; protection of workers against noise; the importance of prevention; studies carried out in various Spanish enterprises. Tables are included. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
traumatic deafness; hearing loss; noise |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Spain; work capacity; work aptitude; deafness; noise measurement; noise control; survey; personal protective equipment; statistics |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Spain |
| Subject(s) |
Noise, hearing and vibration
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physical hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Noise
Diseases of the ear and hearing damage
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