Open AccessCigarette- and snus-modified association between unprotected exposure to noise from hunting rifle caliber weapons and high frequency hearing loss. A cross-sectional study among swedish hunters
Author(s) -
Louise Honeth,
Peter Ström,
Alexander Ploner,
Dan BaggerSjöbäck,
Ulf Rosenhall,
Olof Nyrén
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
noise and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.344
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1998-4030
pISSN - 1463-1741
DOI - 10.4103/1463-1741.195796
Subject(s) - cross sectional study , medicine , environmental health , demography , poisson regression , hearing loss , audiology , population , pathology , sociology
To investigate in this cross-sectional study among Swedish hunters if tobacco use modifies the previously observed association, expressed as prevalence ratio (PR), between unprotected exposure to impulse noise from hunting rifle caliber (HRC) weapons and high-frequency hearing impairment (HFHI).