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A 2003 review in the Journal of Voice describes vocal fatigue as a complex, multifaceted clinical phenomenon with several competing hypotheses about its mechanism.
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In the source's own words
“Vocal fatigue is a complex multifaceted clinical phenomenon.”
Vocal fatigue: current knowledge and future directions, Welham NV and Maclagan MA, Journal of Voice, 2003, Abstract.
Open the original (DOI 10.1016/s0892-1997(03)00033-x)- What it measures
- The review covers definition, symptoms, physiological mechanisms, experimental studies and occupational cases.
- What it does not show
- A review of the literature, not a new experiment. It predates modern dictation software.