Working with the transgender voice: The role of the speech and language therapist

Sexologies

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 271-276

  Thornton, J ^a  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Speech; Therapy; Transgender; Transsexual; Voice

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN;

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DYSPHONIA; ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE; FITNESS; GENDER; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE ABILITY; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PEER REVIEW; PHONETICS; PITCH; SPEECH; SPEECH ARTICULATION; SPEECH THERAPY; TRANSSEXUALISM; VOCAL CORD; VOICE; VOICE CHANGE;

EID: 56949097653     PISSN: 11581360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sexol.2008.08.003     Document Type: Article

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