The evaluation of unilateral vocal fold immobility: Is chest X-ray enough?

Journal of Voice

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 364-367

  Altman, Jerald S ^a   Benninger, Michael S ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Vocal cord paralysis; Vocal fold immobility

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

EID: 0030884006     PISSN: 08921997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-1997(97)80016-1     Document Type: Article

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