The functional role of the adenoids in speech

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 34, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 61-74

  Finkelstein, Yehuda ^b   Berger, Gilead ^b   Nachmani, Ariela ^b   Ophir, Dov ^b  

^a MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

adenoids; cleft palate; nasendoscopy; obstructive sleep apnea; tonsils; velopharyngeal insufficiency; velopharyngeal valve; videofluoroscopy; Waldeyer ring

Indexed keywords

ADENOID; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLEFT PALATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PALATOPHARYNGEAL INCOMPETENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOSCOPY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SPEECH;

EID: 0030069908     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-5876(95)01249-4     Document Type: Article

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