Kurtosis corrected sound pressure level as a noise metric for risk assessment of occupational noises.
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SUBMITTER: Goley GS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3188614 | biostudies-other | 2011 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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