Effects of sound-field frequency modulation amplification on reducing teachers' sound pressure level in the classroom

Journal of Voice

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 375-381

  Sapienza, Christine M ^a   Crandell, Carl C ^a   Curtis, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Sound field amplification; Teachers; Vocal hygiene; Voice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOUDNESS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SOUND PRESSURE; TAPE RECORDER; TEACHER; VOICE;

EID: 0032857819     PISSN: 08921997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-1997(99)80042-3     Document Type: Article

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