Effects of breathy voice source on ratings of hypernasality

Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 641-648

  Imatomi, Setsuko ^a,b  

^a SOPHIA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SAITAMA CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Breathy voice; Cleft palate; Hypernasality; Moderating effect

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLEFT PALATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; LARYNX DISORDER; NASAL SPEECH; NOISE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SPEECH; SPEECH THERAPY; VOICE; VOWEL;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLEFT PALATE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHONETICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; SPEECH; SPEECH DISORDERS; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; VOICE DISORDERS; VOICE QUALITY;

EID: 27644520598     PISSN: 10556656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1597/03-146.1     Document Type: Article

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