Perception of Voice in the Transgender Client

Journal of Voice

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 727-733

  McNeill, Emma J M ^a   Wilson, Janet A ^b   Clark, Susan ^c   Deakin, Jayne ^d  

^a Northern Deanery ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Transsexualism; Voice; Voice disorders; Voice quality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEMININITY; HAPPINESS; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PITCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; TRANSSEXUALISM; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOICE;

ADULT; AGED; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; TRANSSEXUALISM; VOICE; VOICE QUALITY;

EID: 55549136773     PISSN: 08921997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2006.12.010     Document Type: Article

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