Self-evaluation of voice as a treatment outcome measure

Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 57-65

  Laukkanen, Anne Maria ^a   Leppänen, Kirsti ^a   Ilomäki, Irma ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Vocal fatigue; Voice Massage ; Voice quality; Voice training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHONATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF EVALUATION; SPEECH REHABILITATION; SPEECH THERAPY; THROAT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDITY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOICE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EMPLOYMENT; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MASSAGE; PHONATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CONCEPT; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOICE; VOICE DISORDERS; VOICE QUALITY; VOICE TRAINING;

EID: 59549098794     PISSN: 10217762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000201000     Document Type: Article

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