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Document ID (ISN)110543
CIS number 10-0120
ISSN - Serial title 1877-7856 - Encyclopédie médico-chirurgicale
Year 2010
Convention or series no. Fascicule 16502-A-10, 3-2010
Author(s) Normand J.C., Massardier-Pilonchéry A., de Surrel de Saint-Julien D., Duclos J.C.
Title Noise
Original title Bruit [in French]
Bibliographic information Toxicologie-Pathologie professionnelle, 3rd Quarter 2010, No.168, 17p. Illus. 40 ref.
Abstract Exposure to noise at the place of work may cause compensation-entitling hearing loss. This review article on occupational noise addresses the following aspects: physical aspects of noise and noise attenuation techniques; noise perception; effect of noise on the organism; regulatory aspects.
Descriptors (primary) France; occupational medicine; noise; occupational diseases; hearing loss; physical hazards
Descriptors (secondary) perceived noise level; audiology; sound attenuation; compensation of occupational diseases; encyclopaedia; legal aspects
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Subject(s) Noise, hearing and vibration
Broad subject area(s) Physical hazards
Browse category(ies) Noise