The impact of laryngeal disorders on work-related dysfunction

Laryngoscope

Volumn 122, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1589-1594

  Cohen, Seth M ^a   Kim, Jaewhan ^b   Roy, Nelson ^b,c   Asche, Carl ^d   Courey, Mark ^e  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

dysphonia; laryngeal disease; laryngeal disorders; productivity loss; short term disability; voice disorders; Work dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; DYSPHONIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; ICD-9; LARYNX CANCER; LARYNX DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHORT TERM DISABILITY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SICK LEAVE;

EID: 84862865219     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: 15314995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lary.23197     Document Type: Article

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