Prospective trial of voice outcomes after thyroidectomy: Evaluation of patient-reported and clinician-determined voice assessments in identifying postthyroidectomy dysphonia

Surgery

Volumn 143, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 732-742

  Stojadinovic, Alexander ^a   Henry, Leonard R ^a   Howard, Robin S ^a   Gurevich Uvena, Joyce ^a   Makashay, Matthew J ^a   Coppit, George L ^a   Shriver, Craig D ^a   Solomon, Nancy P ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHONIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SPEECH ANALYSIS; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION; SPEECH REHABILITATION; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROIDECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LARYNGOSCOPY; LARYNX; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF CONCEPT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROBOSCOPY; THYROIDECTOMY; VOICE; VOICE DISORDERS;

EID: 44749092413     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2007.12.004     Document Type: Article

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