Management of the transgender voice

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 120, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 521-523

  McNeill, Emma J M ^a,b  

^a CUMBERLAND INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b 54 The Drive ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Transsexualism; Voice Disorders; Voice Quality

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION SKILL; HUMAN; LARYNX DISORDER; LARYNX SURGERY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SPEECH AND LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT; SPEECH THERAPY; TRACHEOTOMY; VOICE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPEECH PERCEPTION; SPEECH THERAPY; TRANSSEXUALISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOICE DISORDERS; VOICE QUALITY;

EID: 33746871458     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215106001174     Document Type: Review

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