Mean F0 Values Obtained Through Standard Phrase Pronunciation Compared With Values Obtained From the Normal Work Environment: A Study on Teacher and Child Voices Performed in a Preschool Environment

Journal of Voice

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 319-323

  Lindstrom, Fredric ^a   Ohlsson, Ann Christine ^a   Sjöholm, Jonas ^a   Waye, Kerstin Persson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fundamental frequency; Occupational voice; Preschool; Work environment

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; PLAY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECORDER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEACHER; VOICE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; PHOTOPERIODICITY; RECREATION; SPEECH; TIME; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENT; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; PHOTOPERIOD; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SPEECH; SPEECH ACOUSTICS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951877294     PISSN: 08921997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2008.10.006     Document Type: Article

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