The use of acoustic parameters for the evaluation of voice therapy for dysphonic patients

Acta Acustica united with Acustica

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 520-527

  Speyer, Renée ^a   Wieneke, George H ^b   Dejonckere, Philippe H ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC VARIABLES CONTROL; ERROR ANALYSIS; HARMONIC GENERATION; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PATHOLOGY; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; STATISTICAL METHODS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

SHIMMER VALUES; VOICE QUALITY; VOICE THERAPY;

ACOUSTIC EQUIPMENT;

EID: 2942711702     PISSN: 16101928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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