Evaluation and management of bilateral vocal cord immobility

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 121, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 760-765

  Hillel, Allen D ^a,h   Benninger, Michael ^b   Blitzer, Andrew ^c   Crumley, Roger ^d   Flint, Paul ^e   Kashima, Haskins K ^e   Sanders, Ira ^f   Schaefer, Steven ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g NEW YORK EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DYSPHONIA; DYSPNEA; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; LARYNGOPLASTY; LARYNX SPASM; PATHOGENESIS; STRIDOR; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

EID: 0032763740     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/hn.1999.v121.a98733     Document Type: Article

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