Acoustic measures of vocal stability during different speech tasks in young women using oral contraceptives: A retrospective study

European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 166-172

  Gorham Rowan, M M ^a,b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic; Hormones; Oral contraception; Perturbation; Voice

Indexed keywords

DESOGESTREL PLUS ETHINYLESTRADIOL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS NORETHISTERONE ACETATE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS NORGESTIMATE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ACOUSTICS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOUDNESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PHONATION; PITCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPEECH; TASK PERFORMANCE; VOCAL CORD; VOICE;

ADULT; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, COMBINED; FEMALE; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPEECH; TAPE RECORDING; VOICE;

EID: 1842858117     PISSN: 13625187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03079450400007172     Document Type: Article

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