The influence of aging on the noise attenuation of ear-muffs

Noise and Health

Volumn 7, Issue 26, 2005, Pages 39-45

  Kotarbinska, E ^a,b  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR LABOUR PROTECTION NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^b WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Aging; Ear muffs; Hearing protectors; Noise protection; Sound attenuation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; EAR PROTECTION; HEARING; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL NOISE; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; NOISE MEASUREMENT; NOISE REDUCTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLAND; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; STORAGE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 17744387570     PISSN: 14631741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1463-1741.31641     Document Type: Article

References (9)

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6. EN ISO 4869-2, (1995) Acoustics - Hearing protectors - Part 2: Estimation of effective A-weighted sound pressure levels when hearing protectors are worn, European Committee for Standardization, Brussels
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