Noise attenuation and proper insertion of earplugs into ear canals

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 527-530

  Toivonen, Markku ^a   Pääkkönen, Rauno ^b   Savolainen, Seppo ^c,d   Lehtomäki, Kyösti ^c  

^a Garrison Hospital   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^c CENTRAL MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Hearing protection; Noise reduction; Training

Indexed keywords

MICROPHONES; PERSONNEL TRAINING; TEACHING; AUDITION; NOISE ABATEMENT;

EARPLUGS;

NOISE ABATEMENT; CANALS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; AUDITORY CANAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAR PROTECTION; HUMAN; MALE; MICROPHONE; NOISE REDUCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; TEACHING; TRAINING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE INJURY;

EAR CANAL; HEARING PROTECTION; NOISE ATTENUATION; VISUAL EVALUATION;

ADULT; EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0036676240     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mef065     Document Type: Article

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