Correlation between the Voice Handicap Index and voice measurements in four groups of patients with dysphonia

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 141, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 762-769

  Schindler, Antonio ^a   Mozzanica, Francesco ^a   Vedrody, Miriam ^a   Maruzzi, Patrizia ^a   Ottaviani, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DYSPHONIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NODULATION; NOISE MEASUREMENT; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PHONATION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VOCAL CORD; VOICE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DYSPHONIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 70449657746     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2009.08.021     Document Type: Article

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