Age-related changes in acoustic characteristics of adult speech

Journal of Communication Disorders

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 324-333

  Torre III, Peter ^a   Barlow, Jessica A ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION; SPEECH PERCEPTION; VOICE ONSET TIME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHONETICS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPEECH; SPEECH ACOUSTICS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651036559     PISSN: 00219924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2009.03.001     Document Type: Article

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