Influence of strict regulations on the use of hearing protectors in the Finnish Defence Forces

Military Medicine

Volumn 164, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 824-826

  Savolainen, Seppo ^a   Kuokkanen, Juha T ^b   Lehtomäki, Kyösti M ^b  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b CENTRAL MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; LAW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MILITARY MEDICINE; WEAPON;

EID: 0032748612     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/milmed/164.11.824     Document Type: Article

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