Auditory risk to unprotected bystanders exposed to firearm noise

Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 93-103

  Flamme, Gregory A ^a   Stewart, Michael ^b   Meinke, Deanna ^c   Lankford, James ^d   Rasmussen, Per ^e  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

^d NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e GRAS Sound and Vibration A/S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Auditory risk; Firearms; Impulse noise; Noise exposure; Prevention Hearing loss

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EAR PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FIREARM; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MICROPHONE; NOISE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ACOUSTICS; FIREARMS; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; NOISE; RECREATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79953860300     PISSN: 10500545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3766/jaaa.22.2.4     Document Type: Article

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