The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 155, Issue 4 , Pages 550-555.e5 , October 2009

Intentional Exposure to Loud Music: The Second MTV.com Survey Reveals an Opportunity to Educate

  • Maria de Lourdes Quintanilla-Dieck, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Otolaryngology Service, Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
    • ,
  • Maria Alexandra Artunduaga, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Otolaryngology Service, Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
    • ,
  • Roland D. Eavey, MD, SM

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Otolaryngology Service, Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
    • Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center for Otolaryngology and Communcation Sciences, Departments of Otolaryngology and Hearing & Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Roland D. Eavey, MD, SM, Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Communications Center, Medical Center East, South Tower, 6th floor, 1215 21st Ave South, Nashville, TN 37232.

Received 17 October 2008 ,Revised 20 February 2009 ,Accepted 24 April 2009.

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 The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

PII: S0022-3476(09)00449-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.04.053

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 155, Issue 4 , Pages 550-555.e5 , October 2009

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