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Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene Volume 8, 2011 - Issue 10
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Clinical Characteristics of Acoustic Trauma Caused by Gunshot Noise in Mass Rifle Drills without Ear Protection

In Seok Moon Department of Otorhinolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Sang-Yong Park Department of Otorhinolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
,
Hyun Jin Park Department of Otorhinolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Hoon-Shik Yang Department of Otorhinolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Sung-Jong Hong Department of Medical Environmental Biology, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Won-Sang Lee Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Pages 618-623 | Published online: 21 Sep 2011

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