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Evaluation of mobile smartphones app as a screening tool for environmental noise monitoring

Titus S. IbekweDepartment of ENT, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria;College of Health Sciences, University of Abuja, NigeriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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David O. FolorunshoDepartment of ENT, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria
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Enoch A. DahiloDepartment of ENT, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria;College of Health Sciences, University of Abuja, Nigeria
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Ibeneche O. GbujieDepartment of ENT, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria
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Maxwell M. NwegbuCollege of Health Sciences, University of Abuja, Nigeria;Department of Chemical Pathology, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria
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Onyekwere G. NwaorguDepartment of Otolaryngology, University College Hospital Ibadan & College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Pages D31-D36 | Published online: 08 Jan 2016

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