Role of surface EMG in diagnostics and treatment of muscle tension dysphonia

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 118, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 739-743

  Hocevar Boltezar I ^a   Janko, M ^b   Zargi M ^a  

^a Dept Otorhinolaryngology C ^*  (Slovenia)

^b Univ Inst for Clin Neurophysiol   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Functional dysphonia; Surface electrodes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHONIA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARYNX DISORDER; LARYNX MUSCLE; LOWER LIP; MUSCLE TONE; NECK MUSCLE; PHONATION; PILOT STUDY; PLATYSMA MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UPPER LIP;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACIAL MUSCLES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NECK MUSCLES; PILOT PROJECTS; VOICE DISORDERS; VOICE QUALITY;

EID: 0031759002     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016489850183287     Document Type: Article

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