High sound pressure levels in Bavarian discotheques remain after introduction of voluntary agreements

Noise and Health

Volumn 10, Issue 41, 2008, Pages 99-104

  Twardella, Dorothee ^a   Wellhoefer, Andrea ^b   Brix, Jutta ^c   Fromme, Hermann ^a  

^a BAVARIAN HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Germany)

^b Bavarian Environment Agency   (Germany)

^c Bavarian State Ministry of the Environment Public Health and Consumer Protection   (Germany)

Author keywords

Discotheques; Leisure noise; Noise; Noise induced hearing loss; Sound pressure level

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GERMANY; HEARING LOSS; LEISURE; SOUND PRESSURE; TIME;

ADULT; GERMANY; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; MUSIC; NOISE; RESTAURANTS; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57649131092     PISSN: 14631741     EISSN: 19984030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1463-1741.44348     Document Type: Article

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