Modelling determinants of the vocal health of teachers in Northern Ireland: Implications for educational policy and practice

Public Health

Volumn 122, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 691-699

  McAleavy, G J ^a   Adamson, G ^a   Hazlett, D E ^a   Donegan, H A ^a   Livesey, G E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education policy; Occupational health; Speech therapy; Structural equation modelling; Voice strain

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION POLICY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISK; MODELING; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; WORKPLACE;

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FATIGUE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IRELAND; LARYNX DISORDER; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DYSPHONIA; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; TEACHER; VOCAL CORD; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACULTY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NORTHERN IRELAND; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; VOICE DISORDERS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 44649182769     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2007.08.013     Document Type: Article

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