Vocal fold nodules

Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 166-171

  Fisher, Kimberly V ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; LAMINA PROPRIA; LARYNX CANCER; LARYNX DISORDER; LARYNX INJURY; PHONATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPEECH REHABILITATION; VOCAL CORD;

EID: 0029899946     PISSN: 10689508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00020840-199606000-00002     Document Type: Review

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