title: A longitudinal study of the prevalence of voice disorders in children from a rural school division.
abstract: In a mass screening of children ages 6-10 in a rural school division, 203 children were identified as showing a voice deviation. One year later a retesting of 178 of these children showed that 39.9% still showed a voice disorder. Four years later 50 of these children were still available in the same school system; 38% of them still showed a voice disorder. Virtually none of these children were referred to the otolaryngologist for an ENT evaluation or to the speech-language pathologist for voice rehabilitation. Results indicate that, for many of these children, the voice disorders do not "clear up" through maturation alone.
authors.affiliation: Winchester, Virginia School System.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Powell
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Filter
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D012424:Rural Population; D013070:Speech Therapy; D014768:Virginia / Q000453:epidemiology; D014832:Voice Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy