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R Coles

Publications and source records attributed to R Coles.

At least 37 records · Page 2Linked to original sources
PubMed1987

Patterns of exposure of schoolchildren to amplified music.

The amplified-music listening habits and the hearing status of 1443 comprehensive schoolchildren have been surveyed by questionnaire. In a stratified sample of them (n = 25), the levels at which they would listen to a personal cassette player (PCP) in various circumstances were measured. The main conclusion drawn was reassuring: that these children seem to be more conservative in their music-listening habits than young people are commonly given credit for. Nevertheless, music may sometimes make a small contribution to socioacusis and to the total noise dosage of those exposed to noise occupationally. Some recommendations are made for manufacturers of PCPs, and for some restrictions on the use of PCPs in occupational noise.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1986

Correlation between fibre content of the lungs and disease in naval dockyard workers.

In the period 1966-82 lungs from 333 workers who had been employed at a Royal Naval dockyard were referred to the MRC Pneumoconiosis Unit where they were investigated for the severity of asbestosis, the presence of tumours, and an assessment of mineral fibre content and the type and amount of mineral present. The occupational exposure to mineral dust has been coded for 189 of these cases. There is good correlation between the severity of asbestosis and the coded exposures, electron microscopic mineral fibre count, and the fibre count as seen under the light microscope. The information collected showed that mesotheliomas occurred in those who had had minimal or slight asbestosis, by contrast with the pulmonary carcinomas found in those with moderate to severe asbestosis. The amphibole (crocidolite and amosite) lung content correlated with severity of asbestosis.

Aged↗
PubMed1985

A seminar in 'Plain Doctoring'.

Plain Doctoring is an elective, preclinical seminar on the phenomenology of the patient and the physician. Home visits by students serve as the major text for examining the patient's experience of illness and treatment and for reflecting on the process of attending to patients. Readings in the humanities complement the house calls. The students, the patients, and the seminar instructors have all commented favorably on the seminar.

Curriculum↗