Interventions for treating functional dysphonia in adults

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Ruotsalainen, Jani H ^a   Sellman, J ^b   Lehto, L ^b   Jauhiainen, M ^b   Verbeek, J H ^b  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adult; Humans; Randomized controlled trials as topic; Voice disorders rehabilitation; *therapy ; Voice quality; Voice training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DYSPHONIA; EMPLOYMENT; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; HYGIENE; META ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 42449107249     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006373.pub2     Document Type: Review

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