Glottal airflow characteristics of women's voice production along an aging continuum

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 322-328

  Sapienza, Christine M ^a   Dutka, Jeniffer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerodynamic; Aging; Laryngeal; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARYNX; LUNG VENTILATION; MIDDLE AGED; PHONATION; PHYSIOLOGY; VOICE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARYNX; MIDDLE AGED; PHONATION; PULMONARY VENTILATION; VOICE; VOICE QUALITY; WOMEN;

EID: 0030124507     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/jshr.3902.322     Document Type: Article

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