Analysis of nonstandard noise dosimeter microphone positions

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 197-209

  Byrne, David C ^a   Reeves, Efrem R ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b U S ARMY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ADULT; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL NOISE; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SOUND; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACOUSTICS; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PENNSYLVANIA; SOUND;

EID: 43049183676     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620701879438     Document Type: Article

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