Perception of hearing protectors by workers that participate in hearing preservation programs: a preliminary study
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Perception of hearing protectors by workers that participate in hearing preservation programs: a preliminary study.
PURPOSE To evaluate and compare the workers' perception of comfort and use aspects regarding two types of hearing protectors (shell and earplug), in three units from a lumbering company, with different implantation times for Hearing Preservation Programs. METHODS This is a cross-sectional study comparing 440 workers' perception of hearing protectors, from three companies in Paraná State (Braz...
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عنوان ژورنال: CoDAS
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2317-1782
DOI: 10.1590/2317-1782/20152014139