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Better protection from blasts without sacrificing situational awareness

Mead C. Killion Etymotic Research, Inc., Elk Grove Village, Illinois, USA. (In 2010, Etymotic Research received the Safe-in-Sound Excellence in Hearing Loss Prevention Award™.) For more information, see this issue's Foreword.Correspondence[email protected]
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Tim Monroe Etymotic Research, Inc., Elk Grove Village, Illinois, USA. (In 2010, Etymotic Research received the Safe-in-Sound Excellence in Hearing Loss Prevention Award™.) For more information, see this issue's Foreword.
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Viorel Drambarean Etymotic Research, Inc., Elk Grove Village, Illinois, USA. (In 2010, Etymotic Research received the Safe-in-Sound Excellence in Hearing Loss Prevention Award™.) For more information, see this issue's Foreword.
Pages S38-S45 | Received 23 Sep 2010, Accepted 08 Nov 2010, Published online: 02 Feb 2011

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