Use of actimeters to determine awakenings by sounds of large guns

Noise Control Engineering Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 211-217

  Luz, George ^a   Nykaza, Edward ^b   Stewart, Catherine ^c   Pater, Larry ^b  

^a Luz Social and Environmental Associates   (United States)

^b US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^c U S ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; EXPLOSIVES; GUNS (ARMAMENT); HEALTH; MILITARY ENGINEERING; NOISE POLLUTION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH LABORATORIES;

ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY; CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; COMMUNITY NOISE; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER; FIELD STUDIES; HOSTILE ENVIRONMENTS; LIVE-FIRE; LOWER FREQUENCIES; NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES; NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL; NIGHT VISION; NOISE LEVELS; PUBLIC DOMAINS; SOUND ENERGY; SOUND LEVELS; SOUND PRESSURE LEVELS; U.S. ARMY;

SLEEP RESEARCH;

EID: 48849102719     PISSN: 07362501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3397/1.2938736     Document Type: Article

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