Female suprasegmental speech parameters in reproductive age and postmenopause

Maturitas

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 71-77

  Meurer, Eliséa Maria ^a,c   Osório Wender, Maria Celeste ^b   Von Eye Corleta, Helena ^a,b,d   Capp, Edison ^a,b,d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE LUTERANA DO BRASIL   (Brazil)

^d Clin Gerar Fertilizacao Assistida   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Phono articulation; Postmenopause; Reproductive age; Speech speed; Voice

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ACOUSTICS; ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; POSTMENOPAUSE; RANK SUM TEST; SPEECH; SPEECH ARTICULATION; STUDENT T TEST; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; SPEECH;

EID: 3042639361     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2003.12.005     Document Type: Article

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