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Seyyed Ali Moussavi Najarkola1, Ali Khavanin2, Ramazan Mirzaei3

  • 1Department of Occupational Hygiene, Collage of Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.

Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal
|March 12, 2014
PubMed
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Whole-body vibration exposure caused significant cochlear damage in rabbits, affecting inner and outer hair cells. These findings highlight potential risks of industrial vibration on auditory health.

Keywords:
Cochlear Hearing LossHistological TechniqueInner Auditory Hair Cell

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