American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access originally published online on August 30, 2006
American Journal of Epidemiology 2006 164(7):706; doi:10.1093/aje/kwj290
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RE: "EXPOSURE TO LOUD NOISE AND RISK OF ACOUSTIC NEUROMA"
Department of Neurosurgery, Lund University Hospital, S-221 85 Lund, Sweden
(e-mail: carl-henrik.nordstrom@med.lu.se)
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I read the article by Edwards et al. (1
) with interestand increasing concern. The authors conclude that loud noise exposure is a risk factor for "acoustic neuroma" (vestibular schwannoma). Whether right or wrong, their conclusion may lead to social consequences: If the tumor is considered to be
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C. G. Edwards, J. A. Schwartzbaum, S. Lonn, A. Ahlbom, and M. Feychting THE AUTHORS REPLY Am. J. Epidemiol., October 1, 2006; 164(7): 706 - 707. [Full Text] [PDF] |
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