Efficacy of a behaviorally based voice therapy protocol for vocal nodules

Journal of Voice

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 395-412

  Holmberg, Eva B ^a,b   Hillman, Robert E ^b,c,d   Hammarberg, Britta ^a   Södersten, Maria ^a   Doyle, Patricia ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d MGH INSTITUTE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

Efficacy; Perceptual evaluations; Vocal nodules; Voice quality; Voice therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHONIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; LARYNX TUMOR; SPEECH REHABILITATION; SPEECH THERAPY; STROBOSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOCAL CORD;

EID: 0034833514     PISSN: 08921997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-1997(01)00041-8     Document Type: Article

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