Noise and accidents-a review

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1982, Pages 249-260

  Wilkins, P A ^a   Acton, W I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PRONENESS; INDUSTRY; INJURY; NOISE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PREVENTION;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMAN; NOISE; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; PERCEPTUAL MASKING;

EID: 0019920091     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/25.3.249     Document Type: Review

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