Multicenter study assessing effects of heat and moisture exchanger use on respiratory symptoms and voice quality in laryngectomized individuals

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 129, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 705-712

  Ackerstaff, Annemieke H ^a,f   Fuller, D ^b   Irvin, M ^c   MacCracken, E ^d   Gaziano, J ^e   Stachowiak, L ^e  

^a NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c New Voice Club   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Chatterbox Laryn Club Tampa Bay   (United States)

^f Dept Otolaryngol Head/Neck Surg ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COUGHING; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMAN; LARYNGECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOISTURE; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SPAIN; UNITED KINGDOM; VOICE;

EID: 0344235435     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0194-5998(03)01595-X     Document Type: Article

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