Relationships between self-evaluations of voice and working conditions, background factors, and phoniatric findings in female teachers

Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 20-31

  Ilomäki, Irma ^a   Leppänen, Kirsti ^a   Kleemola, Leenamaija ^b   Tyrmi, Jaana ^a   Laukkanen, Anne Maria ^a   Vilkman, Erkki ^c  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Environmental loading factors; Phoniatric examination; Self evaluation; Teachers; Vocal symptoms; Voice related quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHONIA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; LARYNX DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOISE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; TEACHER; VOICE; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INDUSTRIAL NOISE; LARYNGOSCOPY; LARYNX; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; UNIVERSITY; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARYNGOSCOPY; LARYNX; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VOICE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 66549113185     PISSN: 14015439     EISSN: 16512022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14015430802042013     Document Type: Article

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