The prevalence, diagnosis, and management of voice disorders in a National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) cohort

Laryngoscope

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 150-157

  Best, Simon R ^a   Fakhry, Carole ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Level of Evidence: 2c; NAMCS; prevalence; risks; Voice disorders

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONICITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DYSPHONIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SMOKING; SPEECH REHABILITATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES; VOICE DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651113503     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lary.21169     Document Type: Article

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