Orchestra pit sound level measurements in broadway shows

Medical Problems of Performing Artists

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 204-209

  Babin, Angela ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; ENGINEERING; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; MUSIC; MUSICIAN; NOISE INJURY; NOISE REDUCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SOUND INTENSITY;

EID: 0032711401     PISSN: 08851158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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