"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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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Voice Quality" by people in Profiles.
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Prospective Outcomes After Serial Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Injection in Vocal Fold Scar and Sulcus. Laryngoscope. 2024 Dec; 134(12):5021-5027.
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Laryngologists' Reported Decision-Making in Presbyphonia Treatment. J Voice. 2024 May; 38(3):723-730.
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A Preliminary Study of Vocal Health Among Collegiate A Cappella Singers. J Voice. 2020 May; 34(3):486.e1-486.e11.
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Clinical practice guideline: improving voice outcomes after thyroid surgery. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2013 Jun; 148(6 Suppl):S1-37.
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Management of early-stage laryngeal cancer. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2008 Aug; 41(4):757-69, vi-vii.
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Effects of simultaneous perturbations of voice pitch and loudness feedback on voice F0 and amplitude control. J Acoust Soc Am. 2007 May; 121(5 Pt1):2862-72.
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Comparison of voice F0 responses to pitch-shift onset and offset conditions. J Acoust Soc Am. 2001 Dec; 110(6):2845-8.