Unilateral vocal fold paralysis: Causes, options and outcomes

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 509-513

  Havas, Thomas ^a,b   Lowinger, David ^a   Priestley, Jocelyn ^a  

^a Sydney Voice Clinic   (Australia)

^b Sydney Voice Clinic   (Australia)

Author keywords

Palsy; Speech therapy; Unilateral vocal fold paralysis; Vocal fold augmentation; Voice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DYSPHONIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARYNGEAL NERVE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHONATION; SPEECH THERAPY; THYROIDECTOMY; TREATMENT INDICATION; VAGUS NERVE; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPEECH THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

EID: 0033061362     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1622.1999.01613.x     Document Type: Article

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