Acoustic and perceptual analysis of modal and falsetto registers in females with dysphonia

Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 463-481

  Li, Nicole Y K ^a   Yiu, Edwin M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Change; Dysphonia; Loudness; Vocal register

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHONIA; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEARING; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LINGUISTICS; LOUDNESS; PHONATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REGISTRATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHONETICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPEECH ACOUSTICS; SPEECH PERCEPTION; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; TAPE RECORDING; VOICE DISORDERS; VOICE QUALITY;

EID: 33745878565     PISSN: 02699206     EISSN: 14645076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699200500211337     Document Type: Article

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