Journal of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Volume. 42, Issue 7, 779(2025)

Threshold of kurtosis on occupational hearing loss associated with non-steady noise

LI Yang1, LIU Haiying2, WU Linjie1, LI Jinzhe3, XIN Jiarui1, ZOU Hua4, SUN Xin1, QIU Wei5, YU Changyan1, and ZHANG Meibian1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1National Institute for Occupational Health and Poison Control, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China
  • 2School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China
  • 3Occupational Health Institute, Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Beijing 100013, China
  • 4Occupational Health and Radiation Protection Institute, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310051, China
  • 5Occupational Health Research Center, Yangtze Delta Region Institute of Tsinghua University, Zhejiang, Jiaxing, Zhejiang 314006, China
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    LI Yang, LIU Haiying, WU Linjie, LI Jinzhe, XIN Jiarui, ZOU Hua, SUN Xin, QIU Wei, YU Changyan, ZHANG Meibian. Threshold of kurtosis on occupational hearing loss associated with non-steady noise[J]. Journal of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, 2025, 42(7): 779

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    Received: Nov. 11, 2024

    Accepted: Aug. 25, 2025

    Published Online: Aug. 25, 2025

    The Author Email: ZHANG Meibian (zhangmb@niohp.chinacdc.cn)

    DOI:10.11836/jeom24551

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