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The objective-subjective assessment of noise: Young adults can estimate loudness of events and lifestyle noise

Elizabeth Francis BeachNational Acoustic Laboratories, Chatswood, New South Wales, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Warwick WilliamsNational Acoustic Laboratories, Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia
&
Megan GilliverNational Acoustic Laboratories, Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia
Pages 444-449 | Received 05 Sep 2011, Accepted 16 Jan 2012, Published online: 01 Mar 2012

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