An analysis of occupational dysphonia diagnosed in the north-east of Poland

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 273-278

  Kosztyła Hojna, Bozena ^a   Rogowski, Marek ^a   Ruczaj, Jerzy ^a   Pepiński, Witold ^a   Łobaczuk Sitnik, Anna ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

^b Laryngol Outpatient Clinic Lar Com   (Poland)

Author keywords

Laryngeal diseases; Occupational diseases; Teachers; Voice function; Voice quality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DYSPHONIA; EMPLOYMENT; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GLOTTIS; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LARYNGITIS; LARYNGOSCOPY; LARYNX DISORDER; LARYNX EDEMA; LARYNX TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DYSPHONIA; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PARAMETRIC TEST; POLAND; PRIMARY SCHOOL; SPEECH ANALYSIS; STROBOSCOPY; TEACHER; VOCAL CORD; VOICE;

EID: 3142664616     PISSN: 12321087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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