Prediction of the onset of voice mutation in singers of professional boys' choirs: Investigation of members of the Thomaner Choir, Leipzig;Methoden zur vorhersage des eintrittszeitpunktes der mutation bei knabenstimmen: Untersuchungen bei Sangern des Thomanerchores Leipzig

Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 261-271

  Fuchs, Michael ^a   Behrendt, W ^b   Keller, E ^b   Kratzsch, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Boys' choir; Change of voice; Growth velocity; Insulin like growth factor I; Mutation; Puberty; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGING; SPEECH THERAPY; VOCAL CORD; VOICE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MALE; MUSIC; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL MATURATION; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; TESTOSTERONE; VOICE QUALITY;

EID: 0032731328     PISSN: 10217762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000021522     Document Type: Article

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