A laboratory experiment on very low frequency sounds effects

Applied Acoustics

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 69-77

  Verzini, A M ^a   Ortiz Skarp, A H ^a   Nitardi, H ^a   Fuchs, G L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Psychological and physiological effects on human beings; Very low frequency sounds

Indexed keywords

EID: 4344653592     PISSN: 0003682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0003-682x(98)00025-5     Document Type: Article

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