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Occupational Noise Exposure and the Risk of Stroke [PDF]
Background and Purpose— Traffic noise <60 dB(A) has been associated with an increased risk of stroke. We investigated this relationship for 80 to 86 dB(A) occupational noise. Methods— We followed 116 568 industrial and 47 679 financial workers by linkage to Danish registries 2001
Stokholm, Zara Ann +4 more
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Occupational Noise Exposure and Diabetes Risk [PDF]
Introduction. Noise is one of the most common worldwide environmental pollutants, especially in occupational fields. As a stressor, it affects not only the ear but also the entire body. Its physiological and psychological impacts have been well established in many conditions such as cardiovascular diseases.
Imene Kacem +13 more
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Sound localization and occupational noise
The aim of this study was to determine the effects of occupational noise on sound localization in different spatial planes and frequencies among normal hearing firefighters.A total of 29 adults with pure-tone hearing thresholds below 25 dB took part in the study.
Menezes, Pedro de Lemos +5 more
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Extrapolation of Experimental Field Study to a National Occupational Noise Exposure Standard [PDF]
Proposing a Noise Standards should be considered seriously by the governmental authorities because of the prevalence of hazardous noise exposure and the seriousness of the effects.
Mohammad Javad Jafari +2 more
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Occupational noise in rice mills
A major occupational hazard for the workers in rice mills is the noise during the operation of various machines. A noise survey was conducted in the workrooms of eight renowned rice mills of the north-eastern region of India established during the period between 1980 and 1985.
G V, Prasanna Kumar +4 more
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Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between noise exposure and risk of occupational injury. Materials and Methods: Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey was used for the current study.
Jin-Ha Yoon +3 more
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Objectives: This study aimed to investigate whether occupational noise exposure is a risk factor for insomnia among male night-shift production workers. Methods: This study followed 623 male night-shift production workers at a tire manufacturing factory ...
Seunghyeon Cho +5 more
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Occupational exposure to noise and hypertension in pilots [PDF]
The role of occupational exposure to noise as a hypertension risk factor has not been established sufficiently. The aim of the study is to evaluate whether chronic exposure to different levels of noise in two groups of pilots, operating with two types of aircraft, could be a risk for hypertension, what relevance the parameters (intensity, duration and ...
TOMEI, Francesco +9 more
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