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The effect of noise on health and quality of life

Jan Piotrowski
1
,
Mateusz Zatoński
2
,
Michał Puła
1
,
Urszula Szydełko-Paśko
1
,
Krzysztof Zub
1

  1. Students Scientific Association, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
  2. Student Scientific Society of Emergency and Acute Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
Family Medicine & Primary Care Review 2025; 27(2): 242–246
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/fmpcr.2025.149515
Online publish date: 2025/06/27
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