Biofeedback on voice use in call center agents in order to prevent occupational voice disorders

Journal of Voice

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 51-62

  Schneider Stickler, Berit ^a   Knell, Christina ^a   Aichstill, Birgitta ^a   Jocher, Werner ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b Anton Bruckner Private University   (Austria)

Author keywords

Biofeedback; Call center agents; Occupational voice disorders; Vocal hypofunction; Voice use

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHONIA; FATIGUE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; MALE; NOISE MEASUREMENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF EVALUATION; SOUND PRESSURE; SPEECH; VOCAL FATIGUE; VOICE; VOICE ANALYSIS; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; BIOFEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPEECH ACOUSTICS; VOICE DISORDERS; VOICE QUALITY;

EID: 84855599298     PISSN: 08921997     EISSN: 18734588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2010.10.001     Document Type: Article

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