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Relationship between risk perception toward hearing conservation and using hearing protection devices among offset printing workers in Tehran province, Iran

Shahram Vosoughia Occupational Health Engineering Department, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2672-3499
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Iraj Alimohammadia Occupational Health Engineering Department, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8353-6051
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Agha Fatemeh Hosseinib Biostatistics Department, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3515-8994
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Zhaleh Sedghi Noushabadia Occupational Health Engineering Department, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 338-344 | Published online: 03 Mar 2021

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