Vocal fold strain and vocal pitch in singing: Radiographi observations of singers and nonsingers

Journal of Voice

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 274-286

  Sonninen, Aatto ^a,b   Hurme, Pertti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b NONE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Pitch; Radiography; Singing; Strain; Vocal fold elongation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSIC; PITCH; RADIOGRAPHY; SEX DIFFERENCE; THYROIDECTOMY; VOCAL CORD; VOICE; VOWEL;

EID: 0031693714     PISSN: 08921997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-1997(98)80018-0     Document Type: Article

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