Changes in the male voice at puberty

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 445-447

  Harries, M L L ^a   Walker, J M ^b   Williams, D M ^c   Hawkins, S ^c   Hughes, I A ^c,d  

^a ROYAL SUSSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fundamental voice frequency; Puberty; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS SPEECH; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0030829825     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.77.5.445     Document Type: Article

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