Perceptual evaluation of tracheoesophageal speech by naive and experienced judges through the use of semantic differential scales

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 947-959

  Van As, Corina J ^a   Koopmans van Beinum, Florien J ^b   Pols, Louis C W ^b   Hilgers, Frans J M ^a  

^a ANTONI VAN LEEUWENHOEK HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Laryngectomy; Perceptual evaluation; Tracheoesophageal speech; Voice prosthesis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARYNGECTOMY; LARYNX CANCER; LARYNX PROSTHESIS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSTHESIS; RATING SCALE; SEMANTICS; SPEECH; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL SPEECH; VOICE; VOICE PROSTHESIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEMANTIC DIFFERENTIAL; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SPEECH PERCEPTION; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; SPEECH, ALARYNGEAL; SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY;

EID: 0041473629     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2003/074)     Document Type: Article

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