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Audiometry and casual blood pressure measurements were carried out among industrial workers exposed to noise levels exceeding 80 dB (A). Workers with long-term noise exposure had increased blood pressure, after correction for age. Only a weak correlation was observed between noise-induced hearing loss and the corrected blood pressure. The influence of other working conditions and of the relative body weight could not be evaluated.
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Verbeek, J.H.A.M., van Dijk, F.J.H. & de Vries, F. Non-auditory effects of noise in industry. Int. Arch Occup Environ Heath 59, 51–54 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00377678
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00377678