Publications by authors named "Silvana Maria Montes Coelho Frota"
Purpose: To evaluate the auditory temporal processing in workers occupationally exposed to organophosphate pesticides.
Methods: Cross-sectional study in which 43 rural workers of both genders with bilaterally normal auditory thresholds that were occupationally exposed to organophosphates were assessed. The procedures included the following items: questionnaire regarding personal and professional background, period of exposition to organophosphates, otoscopy, pure-tone audiometry.