Behavioral Treatment of Voice Disorders in Teachers
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Behavioral treatment of voice disorders in teachers.
INTRODUCTION The purpose of this paper is to review the literature on the behavioral treatment of voice disorders in teachers. The focus is on phonogenic disorders, that is voice disorders thought to be caused by voice use. METHODS Review of the literature and commentary. RESULTS The review exposes distinct holes in the literature on the treatment of voice problems in teachers. However, eme...
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عنوان ژورنال: Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1421-9972,1021-7762
DOI: 10.1159/000239059