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Chen Song1, Hongqidi Li1, Huirui Ma1

  • 1Department of Psychology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China.

Noise & Health
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Noisenoise annoyancenoise sensitivitynoise typeworking memory

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