Extreme levels of noise constitute a key neuromuscular deficit in the elderly.

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Published in PLoS One on November 06, 2012

Authors

Navrag B Singh1, Niklas König, Adamantios Arampatzis, Markus O Heller, William R Taylor

Author Affiliations

1: Julius Wolff Institute, Center for Sports Science and Sports Medicine Berlin (CSSB), Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

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