Long-term effects of an intensive voice treatment for vocal fold nodules.
Purpose: The purpose of the current study was to examine the long-term effects of intensive voice treatment for vocal fold nodules, compared to outcomes for patients treated with traditional voice therapy. It was hypothesised that intensive treatment would provide comparable maintenance of vocal fun...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 77 - 89 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Feb2016
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