A comparison of a child's fundamental frequencies in structured elicited vocalizations versus unstructured natural vocalizations: A case study

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 561-571

  Hunter, Eric J ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic analysis; Child; Fundamental frequency; Voice disorders

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONVERSATION; DOSIMETER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MICROPHONE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VOCALIZATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MALE; SPEECH ACOUSTICS; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; VOCAL CORDS; VOICE; VOICE DISORDERS; VOICE QUALITY;

EID: 62549129441     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2008.12.005     Document Type: Article

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