Noise attenuation of communication hearing protectors against impulses from assault rifle

Military Medicine

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 40-43

  Pääkkönen, Rauno ^a   Savolainen, Seppo ^b   Lehtomäki, Kyösti ^b  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b CENTRAL MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAR PROTECTION; FIREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NOISE INJURY; NORMAL HUMAN; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SOLDIER;

EID: 2642622571     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/milmed/163.1.40     Document Type: Article

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