Vocal characteristics in pre-adolescent and adolescent children: A longitudinal study

Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 12-20

  Whiteside, S P ^a   Hodgson, C ^a   Tapster, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Change; Development; Individual differences; Speech and voice parameters

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MATURATION; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPEECH DEVELOPMENT; VOCALIZATION; VOICE; VOWEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; VOICE; VOICE QUALITY;

EID: 0036387942     PISSN: 14015439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/140154302760146934     Document Type: Article

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