Hearing Hazard from Small-bore Rifles
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Ever mindful of its duty to affiliated clubs and members, the National Small-bore Rifle Association organised a large-scale research project into this question by the Audiology Group of the Institute of Sound and Hearing at the University of Southampton. With the aid of a grant by the Medical Research Council and provision of ammunition and targets by the National Small-bore Rifle Association, this work has been completed and its conclusions appear below.
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تاریخ انتشار 2006