A Hearing Conservation Program for Wisconsin Youth Working in Agriculture.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Knobloch, Mary Jo; Broste, Steven K.
- Source
- Journal of School Health. Oct1998, Vol. 68 Issue 8, p313. 6p.
- Subject
- *HEARING disorders in children
*AGRICULTURE
*CHILDREN
- Language
- ISSN
- 0022-4391
Presents the results of a four-year hearing conservation program (HCP) conducted on children working in an agricultural setting in Wisconsin. Factors which contribute to noise-induced hearing loss; Associations between adult hearing loss and the occupation of farming; Types of farming equipment which produces a high level of noise; Features of the program.