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Exposure to noise inside transit buses in Kuwait: Measurements and passenger attitudes

Parviz A. Koushki
,
Mohammed A. Ali
,
Bapatla P. Chandrasekhar
&
Mohammad Al-Sarawi
Pages 295-308 | Published online: 26 Nov 2010

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