Pitch change in male-to-female transsexuals: Has phonosurgery a role to play?

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 129-136

  Brown, M ^a   Perry, A ^b   Cheesman, A D ^c   Pring, T ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; PITCH; SPEECH DISORDER; SPEECH THERAPY; THYROID SURGERY; TRANSSEXUALISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034087391     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/136828200247296     Document Type: Article

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