Noise Levels Encountered in Dental Clinical and Laboratory Practice

International Journal of Prosthodontics

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 150-157

  Setcos, James C ^a   Mahyuddin, Alida ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY DENTAL HOSPITAL OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTAL FACILITY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL NOISE; LABORATORY; NOISE INJURY; STATISTICS;

DENTAL HIGH-SPEED EQUIPMENT; DENTAL OFFICES; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; LABORATORIES, DENTAL; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL;

EID: 0032016056     PISSN: 08932174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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