Changes in the male voice at puberty: Vocal fold length and its relationship to the fundamental frequency of the voice

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 451-454

  Harries, Meredydd ^a   Hawkins, Sarah ^b   Hacking, Jeremy ^c   Hughes, Ieuan ^b  

^a ROYAL SUSSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Puberty, vocal fold; Voice

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; LARYNGOGRAPHY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PUBERTY; ULTRASOUND; VOCAL CORD; VOICE;

EID: 0031816271     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022215100140757     Document Type: Article

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