Voice disorders in Nigerian primary school teachers
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Voice disorders in Nigerian primary school teachers.
BACKGROUND The prolonged use or abuse of voice may lead to vocal fatigue and vocal fold tissue damage. School teachers routinely use their voices intensively at work and are therefore at a higher risk of dysphonia. AIMS To determine the prevalence of voice disorders among primary school teachers in Lagos, Nigeria, and to explore associated risk factors. METHODS Teaching and non-teaching sta...
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عنوان ژورنال: Occupational Medicine
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0962-7480,1471-8405
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqu052