Perception of vocal tremor

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 203-214

  Kreiman, Jody ^a   Gabelman, Brian ^a   Gerratt, Bruce R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Analysis by synthesis; Speech synthesis; Vocal pathology; Vocal quality; Vocal tremor

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHONIA; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HEARING; HUMAN; LARYNX DISORDER; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TREMOR; VOCAL CORD DISORDER; VOICE; ADULT; ALGORITHM; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TIME; VOCAL CORD;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; VOCAL CORDS; VOICE DISORDERS; VOICE QUALITY;

EID: 0037526135     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2003/016)     Document Type: Article

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