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Original Article

Detection and reaction thresholds for reverse alarms in noise with and without passive hearing protection

Chantal LarocheAudiology Research Laboratory, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and Correspondence[email protected]
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Christian GiguèreAudiology Research Laboratory, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and
,
Véronique VaillancourtAudiology Research Laboratory, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and
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Karine RoyAudiology Research Laboratory, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and
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Louis-Philippe PageotAudiology Research Laboratory, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and
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Hugues NélisseInstitut de Recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en Sécurité du travail (IRSST), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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Nicolas EllahamAudiology Research Laboratory, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and
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Flora NassrallahAudiology Research Laboratory, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and
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Pages S51-S60 | Received 31 May 2017, Accepted 26 Oct 2017, Published online: 26 Nov 2017

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