Comparison of voice-use profiles between elementary classroom and music teachers

Journal of Voice

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 367-372

  Morrow, Sharon L ^a   Connor, Nadine P ^b  

^a RIDER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory phonation monitor; Cycle dose; Distance dose; Elementary music teachers; Total phonation time; Vocal intensity; Vocal load; Voice use parameters

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSROOM TEACHER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFECT SIZE; ELEMENTARY STUDENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOUDNESS; MALE; MONITOR; MONITORING; MUSIC; MUSIC TEACHER; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHONATION; PITCH; PRIMARY SCHOOL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOUND PRESSURE; TEACHER; THROAT; VOCAL CORD; VOCALIZATION; VOICE;

ADULT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARYNX; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MUSIC; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHONATION; PRESSURE; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SPEECH ACOUSTICS; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; TIME FACTORS; VIBRATION; VOICE DISORDERS; VOICE QUALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955584699     PISSN: 08921997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2009.11.006     Document Type: Article

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