The prevalence and risk factors for occupational voice disorders in teachers

Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 85-101

  Sliwinska Kowalska, M ^a   Niebudek Bogusz, E ^a   Fiszer, M ^a   Los Spychalska, T ^b   Kotylo, P ^a   Sznurowska Przygocka, B ^c   Modrzewska, M ^d  

^a NOFER INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

^b Regional Centre of Occupational Medicine   (Poland)

^c Regional Centre of Occupational Medicine   (Poland)

^d Centre of Phoniatrics   (Poland)

Author keywords

Hygiene; Psychological factors; Teachers; Voice training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY THROAT; DUST; DYSPHONIA; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; HYPERTENSION; LARYNX DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NECK MUSCLE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHONATION; POLAND; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SPEECH THERAPY; STROBOSCOPY; TEACHER; TEMPERATURE; WORK;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FACULTY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PHONATION; POLAND; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STROBOSCOPY; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING; VOICE DISORDERS; VOICE QUALITY;

EID: 32944469951     PISSN: 10217762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000089610     Document Type: Article

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