Acoustic neuroma: potential risk factors and audiometric surveillance in the aluminium industry
Taiwo O, Galusha D, Tessier-Sherman B, Kirsche S, Cantley L, Slade MD, Cullen MR, Donoghue AM. Acoustic neuroma: potential risk factors and audiometric surveillance in the aluminium industry. Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2014, 71: 624. PMID: 25015928, PMCID: PMC4145445, DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2014-102094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHearing conservation programAcoustic neuromaRisk factorsMultivariate analysisPossible occupational risk factorsSignificant risk factorsOccupational risk factorsAluminum production workersPotential risk factorsCase-control analysisInsurance claims dataUndiagnosed tumorsIncidental detectionPopulation of workersHearing lossAudiometric surveillanceClaims dataMedical surveillanceDetection biasBivariate analysisNoise dose