Development and validation of the vocal tremor scoring system

Laryngoscope

Volumn 116, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1662-1667

  Bové, Michiel ^a   Daamen, Nicole ^a   Rosen, Clark ^a   Wang, Chen Chi ^c   Sulica, Lucian ^b   Gartner Schmidt, Jackie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Botulin toxin; Essential tremor; Larynx; Voice

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; LARYNX DISORDER; LARYNX MUSCLE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; VOCAL CORD; VOCALIZATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; ENDOSCOPY; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; PATIENT SELECTION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEO RECORDING; VOICE DISORDERS;

EID: 33748551358     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mlg.0000233255.57425.36     Document Type: Article

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