Female voice changes around and after the menopause - An initial investigation

Maturitas

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 15-21

  Boulet, Monique J ^a   Oddens, Björn J ^a  

^a International Health Foundation Brussels   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Contraceptive pill; Menopause; Menstruation; Professional singers; Voice

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SINGING; SPEECH DISORDER; VOICE;

EID: 0029968647     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-5122(95)00947-7     Document Type: Article

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