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Temporary Threshold Shifts among Iron and Steel Factory Workers in Tanzania: A Pre-Interventional Study

BACKGROUND: Workers in iron and steel factories in Tanzania are exposed to noise levels above recommended limit values, without using hearing protection devices. Exposure to noise levels above 85 dB(A) is associated with temporary threshold shifts (TTS) of human hearing. Nevertheless, there are few...

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Autores principales:	Nyarubeli, Israel P., Bråtveit, Magne, Tungu, Alexander Mtemi, Mamuya, Simon H., Moen, Bente E.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Ubiquity Press 2021
Materias:	Original Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8034394/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33868967 http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/aogh.3193

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