Vocal function exercises for presbylaryngis: A multidimensional assessment of treatment outcomes

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 119, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 460-467

  Sauder, Cara ^a   Roy, Nelson ^b   Tanner, Kristine ^a   Houtz, Daniel R ^a   Smith, Marshall E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dysphonia; Presbylaryngis; Vocal function exercise; Voice analysis

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LARYNX DISORDER; MALE; PRESBYLARYNGIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOCAL CORD; VOCAL FUNCTION EXERCISE; VOICE; CONVALESCENCE; PHONATION; SPEECH; SPEECH REHABILITATION; VOICE DISORDERS;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHONATION; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPEECH ACOUSTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOICE DISORDERS; VOICE TRAINING;

EID: 77954487441     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348941011900706     Document Type: Article

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