Changes in teachers' speech during a working day with and without electric sound amplification

Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 282-287

  Jónsdottir, Valdis ^b   Laukkanen, Anne Maria ^b   Vilkman, Erkki ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Box 462 ^*

Author keywords

Amplification; Classroom speech; Fundamental frequency; Sound pressure level; Voice load

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HUMAN; MICROPHONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SPEECH; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEACHER; VOCAL CORD; VOLUNTEER; WORK;

ADULT; AMPLIFIERS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOUND; SPEECH; TEACHING; VOICE QUALITY; WORK;

EID: 0036971260     PISSN: 10217762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000066149     Document Type: Article

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