Three treatments for teachers with voice disorders: A randomized clinical trial

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 670-688

  Roy, Nelson ^a   Weinrich, Barbara ^b   Gray, Steven D ^a   Tanner, Kristine ^a   Stemple, Joseph C ^c   Sapienza, Christine M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Blaine Block Institute for Voice Analysis and Rehabilitation   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amplification; Resonance therapy; Teachers; Treatment; Voice disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLIFIER; ARTICLE; BREATHING MUSCLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; LARYNX DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE TRAINING; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHONATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SINGING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPEECH REHABILITATION; TEACHER; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING; VOICE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPEECH THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOICE DISORDERS;

EID: 0038119916     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2003/053)     Document Type: Article

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