Artificial head (ATF) for evaluation of hearing protectors

Acustica

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 847-852

  Parmentier, G ^a   Dancer, A ^a   Buck, K ^a   Kronenberger, G ^a   Beck, C ^a  

^a FRENCH GERMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SAINT LOUIS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; AUDITION; INSERTION LOSSES; POLYURETHANES;

ACOUSTICAL TEST FIXTURE (ATF); HEARING PROTECTORS;

EAR PROTECTORS;

EID: 0040518302     PISSN: 00017884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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