Medical-Legal Evaluation of Hearing Loss

ISBN: 9780769300528

出版社: Thomson Learning

出版年: 2001-3

页数: 393

定价: $ 294.87

装帧: HRD

内容简介

Medical-Legal Evaluation of Hearing Loss, 2E exhaustively covers all aspects of hearing loss claims and court cases for physicians, attorneys, employers and insurance professionals. The second edition has over 150 new references and new discussions on topics such as: otoacoustic emissions, genetics of hearing loss, developments in hearing protection, effects of race and scioeconomic status on hearing, susceptibility to noise-induced hearing loss, acoustic trauma from airbags and audiological testing, and fetal noise exposure. Practical guidance is provided for medical witnesses on hearing loss evaluation, diagnosis, allocation and reporting. Legal practitioners are briefed on how to accurately interpret medical-legal information for their work with epert testimony.