Articulatory changes in muscle tension dysphonia: Evidence of vowel space expansion following manual circumlaryngeal therapy

Journal of Communication Disorders

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 124-135

  Roy, Nelson ^a   Nissen, Shawn L ^b   Dromey, Christopher ^b   Sapir, Shimon ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); DYSPHONIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARYNX; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL MANIPULATIONS; PHONETICS; SPEECH; SPEECH ARTICULATION TESTS; SPEECH THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 61749088862     PISSN: 00219924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2008.10.001     Document Type: Article

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