Voice Therapy Improves Quality of Life in Age-Related Dysphonia: A Case-Control Study

Journal of Voice

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 70-74

  Berg, Eric E ^a   Hapner, Edie ^b   Klein, Adam ^a   Johns III, Michael M ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Presbyphonia; Vocal atrophy; Voice disorders; Voice therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHONIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRESBYPHONIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPEECH THERAPY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VOCAL CORD; VOICE;

AGED; AGING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; VOICE DISORDERS; VOICE QUALITY; VOICE TRAINING;

EID: 37349032447     PISSN: 08921997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2006.09.002     Document Type: Article

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