Aerodynamic assessment of velopharyngeal function during normal speech containing different places of articulation

Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 53-63

  Dotevall, Hans ^a   Lohmander Agerskov, Anette ^a   Aimquist, Sven Åke ^a   Bake, Björn ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Flow; Pressure; Speech production measurements; Velopharynseal function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNX; PHONETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; SOFT PALATE; SPEECH; SPEECH ANALYSIS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALATE, SOFT; PHARYNX; PHONETICS; SPEECH; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0031622990     PISSN: 10217762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000021450     Document Type: Article

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