Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 46, Issue 5 , Pages 499-502 , May 2010

Young People: Taking Few Precautions Against Hearing Loss in Discotheques

  • Ineke Vogel, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Ineke Vogel, Ph.D., Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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  • Johannes Brug, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • EMGO Institute, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Catharina P.B. van der Ploeg, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Prevention and Healthcare, TNO Quality of Life, Leiden, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Hein Raat, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Received 9 June 2009 ,Accepted 29 October 2009.

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PII: S1054-139X(09)00602-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.10.013

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 46, Issue 5 , Pages 499-502 , May 2010

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