Effect of Cigarette Smoking and Passive Smoking on Hearing Impairment: Data from a Population-Based Study.

In the present study, we aimed to determine the effect of both active and passive smoking on the prevalence of the hearing impairment and the hearing thresholds in different age groups through the analysis of data collected from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES).Cr...

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Main Authors: Jiwon Chang, Namhyung Ryou, Hyung Jin Jun, Soon Young Hwang, Jae-Jun Song, Sung Won Chae
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4710530?pdf=render