"Voice Quality" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
That component of SPEECH which gives the primary distinction to a given speaker's VOICE when pitch and loudness are excluded. It involves both phonatory and resonatory characteristics. Some of the descriptions of voice quality are harshness, breathiness and nasality.
| Descriptor ID |
D014833
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G09.772.925.960
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| Concept/Terms |
Voice Quality- Voice Quality
- Qualities, Voice
- Quality, Voice
- Voice Qualities
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2018 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2019 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Voice Quality" by people in Profiles.
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The voice of COVID-19: Acoustic correlates of infection in sustained vowels. J Acoust Soc Am. 2021 06; 149(6):4377.
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Maintaining Healthy Vocal Use for Teachers During COVID-19 and Beyond. J Voice. 2021 Nov; 35(6):813-814.
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COVID-19 and the teacher's voice: self-perception and contributions of speech therapy to voice and communication during the pandemic. Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2021; 76:e2641.
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Mood and Affect in the COVID-19 Era. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2021 03 01; 209(3):228.
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Phonogenic Voice Problems among Speech-Language Pathologists in Synchronous Telepractice: An Overview and Recommendations. Semin Speech Lang. 2021 01; 42(1):73-84.
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Swallowing and Voice Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19: An Observational Cohort Study. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2021 06; 102(6):1084-1090.
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A Prospective Study of Voice, Swallow, and Airway Outcomes Following Tracheostomy for COVID-19. Laryngoscope. 2021 06; 131(6):E1918-E1925.
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Effects of face masks on acoustic analysis and speech perception: Implications for peri-pandemic protocols. J Acoust Soc Am. 2020 12; 148(6):3562.
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Acoustic voice analysis in the COVID-19 era. Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital. 2021 Feb; 41(1):1-5.
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Acoustic differences between healthy and depressed people: a cross-situation study. BMC Psychiatry. 2019 10 15; 19(1):300.