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Original Article

Costs and effectiveness of hearing conservation programs at 14 US metal manufacturing facilities

Stephanie K. SaylerDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA,
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Peter M. RabinowitzDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA, and
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Linda F. CantleyYale Occupational and Environmental Medicine Program, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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Deron GalushaYale Occupational and Environmental Medicine Program, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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Richard L. NeitzelDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, Correspondence[email protected]
Pages S3-S11 | Received 21 Jun 2017, Accepted 20 Nov 2017, Published online: 07 Dec 2017

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