Impulse noise generated by starter pistols

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 52, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2013, Pages

  Meinke, Deanna K ^a   Finan, Donald S ^a   Soendergaard, Jacob ^b   Flamme, Gregory A ^c   Murphy, William J ^d   Lankford, James E ^e   Stewart, Michael ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

^b GRAS Sound and Vibration   (United States)

^c WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^e NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Impulse noise; Noise exposure; Noise level; Noise induced hearing loss; Occupational health and safety; Sports injury; Starter pistol; Track and field

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; FIREARM; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL NOISE; MALE; NOISE INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; RUNNING; STATISTICS; THEORETICAL MODEL; TRACK AND FIELD;

ACOUSTICS; ADULT; FEMALE; FIREARMS; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; RUNNING; TRACK AND FIELD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873348699     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992027.2012.745650     Document Type: Conference Paper

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