Speech intelligibility during respirator wear: Influences of respirator speech diaphragm size and background noise

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 846-850

  Caretti, David M ^a   Strickler, Linda C ^a  

^a EDGEWOOD CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Respirators; Speech diaphragm; Speech intelligibility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NOISE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; SOUND TRANSMISSION; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; VENTILATOR; WASTE GAS MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; NOISE; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 0348012933     PISSN: 15428117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15428110308984882     Document Type: Article

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