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Original article

Effects of low speed wind on the recognition/identification and pass-through communication tasks of auditory situation awareness afforded by military hearing protection/enhancement devices and tactical communication and protective systems

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Pages S21-S29 | Received 05 Nov 2015, Accepted 03 Dec 2015, Published online: 28 Jan 2016

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