Voice assessment practices of speech and language therapists in Ireland.
Evidence supports the need for a multiparametric voice assessment incorporating objective and subjective assessment types. European guidelines and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association recommend a comprehensive voice assessment protocol; however, currently in Ireland, no national standard...
| Published in: | Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics Vol. 34; no. 1/2; pp. 29 - 54 |
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| Format: | questionnaire/scale research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
2020
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