Voice and Physical Appearance in Female-to-Male Transsexuals

Journal of Voice

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 494-497

  Van Borsel, John ^a   de Pot, Kathelijne ^a   De Cuypere, Griet ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Gender; Physical appearance; Transsexuals; Voice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE TO MALE TRANSSEXUAL; GENDER DYSPHORIA; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; MALE TO FEMALE TRANSSEXUAL; SEX DETERMINATION; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VOICE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPEECH; SPEECH ACOUSTICS; TRANSSEXUALISM; VISUAL PERCEPTION; VOICE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649396579     PISSN: 08921997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2007.10.018     Document Type: Article

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