A fractal approach to normal and pathological voices

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 222-224

  Pean V ^a   Ouayoun, M ^a   Fugain, C ^a   Meyer, B ^a   Chouard, C H ^a  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

Author keywords

Dysphonia; Fractal; Phoneme; Speech; Vocal fold palsy; Vocal sound; Vowel

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LARYNX DISORDER; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOUND DETECTION; VOCAL CORD;

ADULT; FRACTALS; HUMANS; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; VOCAL CORDS; VOICE DISORDERS;

EID: 0034158125     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000164800750000964     Document Type: Article

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