Hearing Loss Following Unsafe Listening Practices in Children, Teenagers and Young Adults: An Underestimated Public Health Threat

authors:

avatar Massimo Ralli 1 , * , avatar Antonio Greco 2 , avatar Marco de Vincentiis 1

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Department of Sense Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

how to cite: Ralli M, Greco A, de Vincentiis M. Hearing Loss Following Unsafe Listening Practices in Children, Teenagers and Young Adults: An Underestimated Public Health Threat. Int J High Risk Behav Addict. 2018;7(3):e65873. https://doi.org/10.5812/ijhrba.65873.

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