Aerodynamic, acoustic, and perceptual measures of nasality following traumatic brain injury

Brain Injury

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 281-290

  McHenry, Monica A ^a  

^a Galveston Institute of Human Communication   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSARTHRIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NOSE AIRFLOW; SPEECH;

EID: 0032945221     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026990599121656     Document Type: Article

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