Epidemiology of voice disorders in the elderly: Preliminary findings

Laryngoscope

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 628-633

  Roy, Nelson ^a   Stemple, Joseph ^b   Merrill, Ray M ^c   Thomas, Lisa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Prevalence; Quality of life; Risks; Voice disorders

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERVIEW; LARYNX DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK INJURY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACK INJURIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PAIN; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VOICE DISORDERS; VOICE QUALITY;

EID: 34147150574     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLG.0b013e3180306da1     Document Type: Article

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