Control of Vocal Loudness in Young and Old Adults

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 297-305

  Baker, Kristin K ^d   Ramig, Lorraine Olson ^a   Sapir, Shimon ^d   Luschei, Erich S ^b   Smith, Marshall E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d Denver Ctr for the Performing Arts ^*

Author keywords

Aging; Loudness; Physiology; Speech; Voice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; LARYNX; LARYNX MUSCLE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHONATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SPEECH; VOICE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL MUSCLES; LARYNX; MALE; PHONATION; SPEECH; SPEECH ACOUSTICS; VOICE QUALITY;

EID: 0035319889     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2001/024)     Document Type: Article

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