Noise induced hearing loss in the entertainment sector

Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics

Volumn 33 1, Issue PART 3, 2011, Pages 127-132

  Toppila, E ^a   Koskinen, H ^a   Savolainen, A ^b   Paakkonen R ^a   Airo, E ^a   Olkinuora, P ^a   Pyykko I ^c  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b YLE ^*  (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

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EID: 84871480557     PISSN: 14786095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
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