Connections between voice ergonomic risk factors and voice symptoms, voice handicap, and respiratory tract diseases

Journal of Voice

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 819.e13-819.e20

  Rantala, Leena M ^a   Hakala, Suvi J ^a   Holmqvist, Sofia ^b   Sala, Eeva ^c  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Classrooms; Teachers; Voice ergonomics; Voice risk factors; Voice symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DYSPHONIA; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; LARYNGITIS; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SORE THROAT; STRESS; SYMPTOM; VOICE; VOICE ERGONOMIC; VOICE ERGONOMIC ASSESSMENT IN WORK ENVIRONMENT HANDBOOK AND CHECKLIST; VOICE HANDICAP INDEX;

EID: 84870059829     PISSN: 08921997     EISSN: 18734588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2012.06.001     Document Type: Article

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