Videoendoscopic analysis of laryngeal function during laughter

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 105, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 545-549

  Citardi, Martin J ^a,b   Yanagisawa, Eiji ^a,b,c   Estill, J O ^a  

^a Yale University School of Medicine ^*  (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL OF SAINT RAPHAEL   (United States)

Author keywords

laughter; stroboscopic videolaryngoscopy; videolaryngoscopy; voice therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DYSPHONIA; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LARYNGOSCOPY; LARYNX; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOCAL CORD;

EID: 0030056051     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348949610500710     Document Type: Article

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