A study of the effectiveness of voice therapy in the treatment of 45 patients with nonorganic dysphonia

Journal of Voice

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 72-104

  Carding, Paul N ^a,b   Horsley, Irmgarde A ^b   Docherty, Gerard J ^b  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dysphonia; Effectiveness; Nonorganic dysphonia; Voice therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHONIA; HUMAN; LARYNGOGRAPHY; QUALITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPEECH REHABILITATION; VOICE;

EID: 0032858822     PISSN: 08921997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-1997(99)80063-0     Document Type: Article

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