Effects of voice training and voice hygiene education on acoustic and perceptual speech parameters and self-reported vocal well-being in female teachers

Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 83-92

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

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acoustic measurement; Perceptual evaluation; Subjective evaluation; Teachers; Tiredness of throat; Vocal loading; Voice hygiene education; Voice quality; Voice training

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYGIENE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHONATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; SELF REPORT; SOUND INTENSITY; SPEECH AND LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT; SPEECH AUDIOMETRY; SPEECH PERCEPTION; SPEECH REHABILITATION; TEACHER; WELLBEING;

ADULT; EDUCATION; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SPEECH PERCEPTION; SPEECH THERAPY; VOICE; VOICE DISORDERS; VOICE QUALITY;

EID: 46749152662     PISSN: 14015439     EISSN: 16512022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14015430701864822     Document Type: Article

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