Voice disorders in teachers. The role of family physicians

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 422-428

  Hamdan, Abdul Latif H ^a   Sibai, Abla M ^a   Srour, Zaher M ^a   Sabra, Omar A ^a   Deeb, Reem A ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING EXERCISE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LARYNX DISORDER; LEBANON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; TEACHER; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEBANON; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TEACHING; UNIVERSITIES; VOICE DISORDERS;

EID: 34247196758     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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