Understanding voice problems a physiological perspective for diagnosis and treatment

• Main Authors: Colton, Raymond H. (Author), Casper, Janina K. (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Baltimore, MD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2006
• Edition: Third Edition
• Subjects: Voice Disorders > physiopathology; Voice Disorders > therapy; Voice Disorders > diagnosis; Larynx > physiology
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Now in its Third Edition, this book emphasizes the physiological perspective of voice disorders and the behavioral and emotional factors that can influence these changes. Readers will find a strong foundation in normal phonatory physiology and acoustics as well as pathophysiology arising from voice...

Table of Contents:

• Differential diagnosis of voice problems
• Morphology of vocal fold mucosa : histology to genomics
• Phonotrauma : its effects on phonatory physiology
• Voice problems associated with nervous system involvement
• Voice problems associated with org