An investigation of the Voice Handicap Index with Speakers of Portuguese: Preliminary data

Journal of Voice

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 71-82

  Guimarães, Isabel ^a,c   Abberton, Evelyn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Dysphonia; Portuguese speakers; Voice Handicap Index

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARYNX DISORDER; MALE; PORTUGAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPEECH; VOICE; VOICE HANDICAP INDEX;

EID: 1542408809     PISSN: 08921997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2003.07.002     Document Type: Article

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