Acoustic Measures and Self-reports of Vocal Fatigue by Female Teachers

Journal of Voice

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 283-289

  Laukkanen, Anne Maria ^a   Ilomäki, Irma ^a   Leppänen, Kirsti ^a   Vilkman, Erkki ^b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

F0; Jitter; Phonation type; Shimmer; Spectrum; SPL; Symptoms; Vocal loading

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOUDNESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHONATION; PITCH; PRIMARY SCHOOL; QUESTIONNAIRE; READING; SAMPLE; SELF REPORT; SOUND PRESSURE; SPEECH; SYMPTOM; TEACHER; THROAT; VOCAL CORD DISORDER; VOCAL FATIGUE; VOICE; VOWEL; WORKING TIME;

ADULT; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PHONATION; PHONETICS; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; SPEECH ACOUSTICS; TEACHING; VOICE DISORDERS; VOICE QUALITY;

EID: 42949111027     PISSN: 08921997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2006.10.001     Document Type: Article

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