Dangerous Decibels ® II: Critical components for an effective educational program and special considerations for hearing loss prevention devices for children

1 Oregon Health & Science University, Oregon Hearing Research Center, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, NRC04, Portland, Oregon, USA 97239 2 University of Northern Colorado, Audiology & Speech Language Sciences, Gunter 1500, Campus Box 140, Greeley, CO 80639 3 Portland State University, School of Community Health, PO Box 751 – SCH Portland, OR 97207 * corresponding author: e-mail: martinw@ohsu.edu

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