Prevalence of voice problems in teachers

Journal of Voice

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 467-479

  Russell, Alison ^a   Oates, Jennifer ^b   Greenwood, Kenneth M ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Occupational health; Prevalence; Professional voice users; Teachers; Voice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARYNX DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; TEACHER;

EID: 0032432863     PISSN: 08921997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-1997(98)80056-8     Document Type: Article

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