Protocol Challenges for On-the-Job Voice Dosimetry of Teachers in the United States and Finland

Journal of Voice

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 385-396

  Nix, John ^a,b   Švec, Jan G ^a,c   Laukkanen, Anna Maria ^d   Titze, Ingo R ^a,e  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; Field data collection; Occupational voice; Research protocols; Subject compliance; Subject retention; Teachers; Vocal loading

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINLAND; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; TEACHER; UNITED STATES; VOICE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FACULTY; FINLAND; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES; VOICE DISORDERS; VOICE QUALITY;

EID: 34250818601     PISSN: 08921997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2006.03.005     Document Type: Article

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