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Physical Characteristics of Gunfire Impulse Noise and its Attenuation by Hearing Protectors

Matti E. Ylikoski Lappeenranta Regional Institute of Occupational Health, Lappeenranta, Finland
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Jussi O. Pekkarinen Uusimaa Regional Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland
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Jukka P. Starck Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland
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Rauno J. Pääkkönen Tampere Regional Institute of Occupational Health, Tampere, Finland
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Jukka S. Ylikoski Department of Otolaryngology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
Pages 3-11 | Received 28 Jun 1993, Accepted 13 Apr 1994, Published online: 12 Oct 2009

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