Acute acoustic trauma in the French armed forces during 2007–2014
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Acute Acoustic Trauma in the French Armed Forces During 2007–2014
CONTEXT Despite existing preventive measures, the number of acute acoustic trauma (AAT) cases reported to the French Military Epidemiological Surveillance System (MESS) remains high. AIMS The objective of this study was to describe AAT and the preventive measures already implemented. SUBJECTS AND METHODS We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional analysis of AAT using data from the MESS for...
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عنوان ژورنال: Noise and Health
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1463-1741
DOI: 10.4103/1463-1741.195802