Perceptual Evaluation of Severe Pediatric Voice Disorders: Rater Reliability Using the Consensus Auditory Perceptual Evaluation of Voice

Journal of Voice

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 441-449

  Kelchner, Lisa N ^a   Brehm, Susan B ^a   Weinrich, Barbara ^a   Middendorf, Janet ^a   deAlarcon, Alessandro ^a   Levin, Linda ^a   Elluru, Ravi ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

CAPE V; Laryngotracheal reconstruction; Pediatric airway reconstruction; Pediatric voice disorders; Perceptual evaluation of voice

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONSENSUS AUDITORY PERCEPTUAL EVALUATION VOICE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DYSPHONIA; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; LARYNGOPLASTY; LARYNX STENOSIS; LOUDNESS; MALE; PITCH; RATING SCALE; SAMPLE; SOUND LEVEL METER; SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; T TUBE; TRACHEOSTOMY; BREATHING MECHANICS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSENSUS; LARYNX; OBSERVER VARIATION; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPEECH DISORDER; STANDARDS; TRACHEA; VALIDATION STUDY; VOICE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSENSUS; DYSPHONIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARYNX; LOUDNESS PERCEPTION; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PITCH PERCEPTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY; TRACHEA; VOICE QUALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953916122     PISSN: 08921997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2008.09.004     Document Type: Article

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