Title

The Influence of Selected Risk Factors on the Hearing Threshold Level of Noise Exposed Employees

Journal title

Archives of Acoustics

Yearbook

2010

Volume

vol. 35

Issue

No 3

Authors

Dudarewicz, Adam ; Toppila, Esko ; Pawlaczyk-Łuszczyńska, Małgorzata ; Śliwińska-Kowalska, Mariola

Keywords

noise-induced hearing loss ; risk factors

Divisions of PAS

Nauki Techniczne

Coverage

371-382

Publisher

Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Committee on Acoustics

Date

2010

Type

Artykuły / Articles

Identifier

DOI: 10.2478/v10168-010-0031-3

Source

Archives of Acoustics; 2010; vol. 35; No 3; 371-382

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