Velopharyngeal closure and the longus capitis muscle

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 116, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 774-777

  Yamawaki, Yoshio ^a   Nishimura, Yoshihiko ^a   Suzuki, Yoshihisa ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

MRI; Phonation; Prevertebral muscles; Velopharyngeal function

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PALATOPHARYNGEAL INCOMPETENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029748296     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016489609137923     Document Type: Article

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