Speaking fundamental frequency of elderly African-American nursing home residents: Preliminary data

Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 65-70

  Xue, An ^a   Mueller, Peter B ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Ageing; Fundamental frequency; Nursing home residents; Voice

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENESCENCE; SPEECH ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030070758     PISSN: 02699206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02699209608985162     Document Type: Article

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