Assessment and treatment of musculoskeletal tension in hyperfunctional voice disorders

International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 195-209

  Roy, Nelson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Hyperfunctional voice disorders; Manual circumlaryngeal techniques; Musculoskeletal tension; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 57749134729     PISSN: 17549515     EISSN: 17549507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17549500701885577     Document Type: Article

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