Relationship between perceptual ratings of nasality and nasometry in children/adolescents with cleft palate and/or velopharyngeal dysfunction

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 265-282

  Sweeney, Triona ^a   Sell, Debbie ^b  

^a CHILDREN S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nasality; Nasometer; Perceptual assessment; Velopharyngeal dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLEFT PALATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; PALATOPHARYNGEAL INCOMPETENCE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOUND LEVEL MEASUREMENT; SPEECH ANALYSIS; SPEECH ARTICULATION; VOICE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICULATION DISORDERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLEFT PALATE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NASAL CAVITY; PHONATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPEECH ARTICULATION TESTS; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; VELOPHARYNGEAL INSUFFICIENCY; VOICE QUALITY;

EID: 43249093631     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: 14606984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13682820701438177     Document Type: Article

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