Title

Noise at Workplaces in the Call Center

Journal title

Archives of Acoustics

Yearbook

2010

Volume

vol. 35

Issue

No 2

Authors

Smagowska, Bożena

Keywords

noise ; exposure ; call center

Divisions of PAS

Nauki Techniczne

Coverage

253-264

Publisher

Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Committee on Acoustics

Date

2010

Type

Artykuły / Articles

Identifier

DOI: 10.2478/v10168-010-0024-2

Source

Archives of Acoustics; 2010; vol. 35; No 2; 253-264

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