Descritores Voz Distúrbios da Voz Qualidade de Vida Keywords Voice Voice Disorders Quality of Life Vocal self-assessment: relation with the type of instrument, gender, age, and profession in individuals without vocal complaints Autoavaliação vocal: relação com o tipo de instrumento utilizado, gênero, faixa etária e profissão em indivíduos sem queixas de voz ABSTRACT Objective: To obtain the vocal self-assessment rates of individuals without vocal complaints and relate them to gender,

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... and age range. Methods: This is an observational, analytical, and cross-sectional study. In this study, 601 individuals without vocal complaints, 241 men and 360 women, aged between 18 and 59 years (mean of 30.1 years) were included. The individuals were divided into following age groups: 18-29 years Dassie-Leite AP, Delazeri S, Baldissarelli B, Weber J, Lacerda Filho L CoDAS 2014;26(6):531-4