IN MEMORIAM Gary M. Peterson (1951–1998)

Increased reporting of occupational hear

Increased reporting of occupational hearing loss: Workers' compensation in Washington State, 1984–1998

✍ William E. Daniell; Deborah Fulton-Kehoe; Martin Cohen; Susan S. Swan; Gary M. F 📂 Article 📅 2002 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 251 KB 👁 1 views

## Abstract ## Background Workers' compensation claims for hearing loss increased two‐fold during 1984–1991 in Washington State. ## Methods This population‐based descriptive study examined 27,019 claims filed during 1984–1998 and accepted for hearing loss, in the workers' compensation jurisdicti