The effects of participation in a Group Music Therapy Voice Protocol (G-MTVP) on the speech of individuals with Parkinson's disease

Music Therapy Perspectives

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 25-31

  Yinger, Olivia Swedberg ^a   Lapointe, Leonard L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84872576753     PISSN: 07346875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mtp/30.1.25     Document Type: Article

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