Speaking fo and cepstral periodicity analysis of conversational speech in a 105-year-old woman: Variability of aging effects

Journal of Voice

Volumn 10, Issue 3 2, 1996, Pages 245-251

  Max, Ludo ^a   Mueller, Peter B ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cepstrum; Female; Periodicity; Speaking fundamental frequency; Voice

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONVERSATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; PERIODICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPEECH; VOWEL;

EID: 0029843708     PISSN: 08921997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0892-1997(96)80005-1     Document Type: Article

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