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This database includes clinically-verified 208 voice samples, from 150 pathological voices and 58 healthy voices. The database also includes information such as gender, age, pathology, lifestyle habits (e.g. smoking, alcohol and coffee consummation), occupational status, and the results of two specific medical questionnaires: the Voice Handicap Index (VHI) and Reflux Symptom Index (RSI). Subjects involved in the study had to be adults aged between 18 and 70 years and able to follow several phases expected in the process. People aged under 18 and over 70, or with diseases such as folds or upper respiratory tract infections or with neurological disorders were excluded. Healthy voices and the presence of vocal fold's disorders were clinically verified by the medical experts involved in the project. The database includes information such as gender, age, pathology, lifestyle habits (e.g. smoking, alcohol and coffee consummation), occupational status, and the results of two specific medical questionnaires: the Voice Handicap Index (VHI) and Reflux Symptom Index (RSI). Medical phonatric examinations, voice signal acquisitions, and the completion of the medical questionnaires were performed at the ambulatories of Phoniatrics and Videolaryngoscopy of the Hospital University of Naples "Federico II", or at the medical room of the "Institute of High Performance Computing and Networking (ICAR-CNR)". The study started on May 16, 2016 and ended on May 15, 2017. The acquired signals consists of a recording of a vocalization of the vowel 'a' five seconds in length without any interruption of sound.