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Original Article

Hearing Loss among Workers at an Oil Refinery in Taiwan

Jong-Dar Chen Executive Yuan Tao-Yuan Department of Health Taiwan, Republic of China
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Jui-Yuan Tsai Executive Yuan Tao-Yuan Department of Health Taiwan, Republic of China
Pages 55-58 | Published online: 07 Aug 2010

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