Respiratory function during speaking and singing in professional country singers

Journal of Voice

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 39-49

  Hoit, Jeannette D ^a   Jenks, Christie L ^a   Watson, Peter J ^a   Cleveland, Thomas F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Country singers; Respiratory function; Singing; Speaking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING PATTERN; HUMAN; LARYNX DISORDER; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SINGING; SPEECH; TRAINING; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0030024928     PISSN: 08921997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-1997(96)80017-8     Document Type: Article

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