"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.
Concept/Terms
Voice Quality- Voice Quality
- Qualities, Voice
- Quality, Voice
- Voice Qualities
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Voice Quality".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Voice Quality".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Voice Quality" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Voice Quality" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2008 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2009 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2013 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2014 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2015 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2016 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2017 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2018 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2019 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Voice Quality" by people in Profiles.
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Acoustic Measures of Dysphonia in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2023 03 07; 66(3):872-887.
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Authors' reply to: "Comments on long-term voice changes after thyroidectomy: Results from a validated survey". Surgery. 2022 05; 171(5):1443.
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Long-term outcomes of aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy for treatment of recalcitrant laryngeal premalignant lesions. Clin Otolaryngol. 2022 01; 47(1):153-159.
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Long-term voice changes after thyroidectomy: Results from a validated survey. Surgery. 2021 12; 170(6):1687-1691.
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Superior Laryngeal Nerve Signal Attenuation Influences Voice Outcomes in Thyroid Surgery. Laryngoscope. 2021 06; 131(6):1436-1442.
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Differences Between Female Singers With Phonotrauma and Vocally Healthy Matched Controls in Singing and Speaking Voice Use During 1 Week of Ambulatory Monitoring. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2021 01 27; 30(1):199-209.
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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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Characterization of Functional Dysphonia: Pre- and Post-Treatment Findings. Laryngoscope. 2021 06; 131(6):E1957-E1964.
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Deep Learning for Voice Gender Identification: Proof-of-concept for Gender-Affirming Voice Care. Laryngoscope. 2021 05; 131(5):E1611-E1615.
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Addressing the Arytenoid in Paralytic Dysphonia Using the Adduction Arytenopexy. Adv Otorhinolaryngol. 2020; 85:120-124.