Voice Parameters in Children With Down Syndrome

Journal of Voice

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 34-42

  Moura, Carla Pinto ^a   Cunha, Luís Miguel ^b   Vilarinho, Helena ^b   Cunha, Maria João ^b   Freitas, Diamantino ^c   Palha, Miguel ^d   Pueschel, Siegfried M ^e   Pais Clemente, M ^a  

^a University of Porto   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ENGENHARIA DO PORTO   (Portugal)

^d Diferenças ^*  (Portugal)

^e BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustical; Down syndrome; Pediatrics; Perceptual; Voice

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MACROGLOSSIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAXILLA HYPOPLASIA; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; PERCEPTION; PHENOTYPE; SPEECH DISORDER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VOICE; VOWEL;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHONETICS; SPEECH ACOUSTICS; SPEECH DISORDERS; SPEECH PERCEPTION; SPEECH THERAPY; VOICE QUALITY;

EID: 37349055342     PISSN: 08921997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2006.08.011     Document Type: Article

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