Spectral moments of the long-term average spectrum: Sensitive indices of voice change after therapy?

Journal of Voice

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 211-222

  Tanner, Kristine ^a   Roy, Nelson ^b   Ash, Andrea ^c   Buder, Eugene H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Dysphonia; Long term average spectrum (LTAS); Spectral mean; Spectral moments; Voice analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHONIA; FEMALE; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; POWER SPECTRUM; SPEECH REHABILITATION; STANDARD; VOICE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SPEECH ACOUSTICS; TIME FACTORS; VOICE DISORDERS; VOICE QUALITY; VOICE TRAINING;

EID: 19444386385     PISSN: 08921997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2004.02.005     Document Type: Article

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