The use of noise cancelling headphones to improve concurrent task performance in a noisy environment

@article{Molesworth2013TheUO,
  title={The use of noise cancelling headphones to improve concurrent task performance in a noisy environment},
  author={Brett R. C. Molesworth and Marion Burgess and Daniel Kwon},
  journal={Applied Acoustics},
  year={2013},
  volume={74},
  pages={110-115}
}
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