A preliminary study on the use of vocal function exercises to improve voice in male-to-female transgender clients

Journal of Voice

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 321-334

  Gelfer, Marylou Pausewang ^a   Van Dong, Bethany Ramsey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b Wausau School District   (United States)

Author keywords

Transgender voice; Transsexual voice; Vocal function exercises; Voice therapy outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FEMININITY; HUMAN; MALE; MALE TO FEMALE TRANSSEXUAL; MASCULINITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SPEECH THERAPY; VOCAL FUNCTION EXERCISE; VOICE;

ACOUSTICS; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FEMINIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; SPEECH ACOUSTICS; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TIME FACTORS; TRANSGENDERED PERSONS; TRANSSEXUALISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOICE QUALITY; VOICE TRAINING;

EID: 84876989749     PISSN: 08921997     EISSN: 18734588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2012.07.008     Document Type: Article

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