Adolescent male-to-female transgender voice and communication therapy

Journal of Communication Disorders

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 313-324

  Hancock, Adrienne ^a   Helenius, Lauren ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Transgender; Treatment outcomes; Voice

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GENDER DYSPHORIA; HUMAN; MALE TO FEMALE TRANSSEXUAL; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PITCH; SPEECH PERCEPTION; SPEECH RATE; SPEECH THERAPY; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOICE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SPEECH; SPEECH THERAPY; TRANSGENDERED PERSONS; VOICE; VOICE QUALITY; VOICE TRAINING;

EID: 84864526868     PISSN: 00219924     EISSN: 18737994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2012.06.008     Document Type: Article

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