Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the voice handicap index into Brazilian Portuguese

Journal of Voice

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 354-359

  Behlau, Mara ^a   Alves Dos Santos, Luciana De Moraes ^a   Oliveira, Gisele ^a  

^a Centro de Estudos da Voz CEV   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dysphonia; Handicap; Quality of life; Voice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHONIA; EMOTION; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CONCEPT; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDATION STUDY; VOICE HANDICAP INDEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAZIL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTUGAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOICE DISORDERS; VOICE QUALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955599160     PISSN: 08921997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2009.09.007     Document Type: Article

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