The effectiveness of group therapy for students with mild voice disorders: A controlled clinical trial

Journal of Voice

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 97-109

  Simberg, Susanna ^a,e   Sala, Eeva ^b   Tuomainen, Jyrki ^c   Sellman, Jaana ^a   Rönnemaa, Anna Maija ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^d Student Health Service   (Finland)

^e ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Group voice therapy; Teacher students; Voice disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; LARYNX DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING TEST; SELF REPORT; SPEECH REHABILITATION; SYMPTOM; TEACHER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOICE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPEECH PERCEPTION; SPEECH THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOICE DISORDERS; VOICE QUALITY;

EID: 33344457049     PISSN: 08921997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2005.01.002     Document Type: Article

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