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Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene Volume 18, 2003 - Issue 8
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Noise Exposure Assessment and Abatement Strategies at an Indoor Firing Range

Chucri A. Kardous National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, Ohio
,
Robert D. Willson Beta Associates, Cincinnati, Ohio
,
Charles S. Hayden National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, Ohio
,
Piotr Szlapa Institute of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, Sosnowlec, Poland
,
William J. Murphy National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, Ohio
&
Efrem R. Reeves National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pages 629-636 | Published online: 30 Nov 2010

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