Vocal Problems Among Teachers: Evaluation of a Preventive Voice Program

Journal of Voice

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 705-722

  Bovo, Roberto ^a   Galceran, Marta ^a   Petruccelli, Joseph ^b   Hatzopoulos, Stavros ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Prevention; Teachers; Vocal rehabilitation; Voice disorders

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DYSPHONIA; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ERGONOMICS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYGIENE; KINDERGARTEN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVOUSNESS; PREVENTIVE VOICE PROGRAM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPEECH REHABILITATION; STROBOSCOPY; TEACHER; VOCAL CORD DISORDER; WORK EXPERIENCE; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); TIME FACTORS; VOICE DISORDERS;

EID: 35848954277     PISSN: 08921997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2006.07.002     Document Type: Article

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