Outcome of Resonant Voice Therapy for Female Teachers With Voice Disorders: Perceptual, Physiological, Acoustic, Aerodynamic, and Functional Measurements

Journal of Voice

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 415-425

  Chen, Sheng Hwa ^a   Hsiao, Tzu Yu ^b   Hsiao, Li Chun ^c   Chung, Yu Mei ^d   Chiang, Shu Chiung ^d  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acoustic measurements; Aerodynamic measurements; Functional measurements; Resonant voice therapy; Teachers; Videostroboscopic examination

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; LARYNX DISORDER; PHONATION; SPEECH THERAPY; STROBOSCOPY; TEACHER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOCAL CORD;

ADULT; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; PHONETICS; RESPIRATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPEECH ACOUSTICS; SPEECH THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOICE DISORDERS; VOICE QUALITY;

EID: 34250808336     PISSN: 08921997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2006.02.001     Document Type: Article

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