Journal of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Volume. 42, Issue 7, 793(2025)
Roles of A- and C-weighted kurtosis adjustment for equivalent sound level in evaluating occupational hearing loss
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LIU Haiying, WU Linjie, LI Yang, LI Jinzhe, XIN Jiarui, ZOU Hua, QIU Wei, SHEN Tong, ZHANG Meibian. Roles of A- and C-weighted kurtosis adjustment for equivalent sound level in evaluating occupational hearing loss[J]. Journal of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, 2025, 42(7): 793
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Received: Nov. 11, 2024
Accepted: Aug. 25, 2025
Published Online: Aug. 25, 2025
The Author Email: ZHANG Meibian (zhangmb@niohp.chinacdc.cn)