Journal of Voice
Volume 23, Issue 2 , Pages 218-224 , March 2009

A Retrospective Study Concerning the Psychosocial Impact of Voice Disorders: Voice Handicap Index Change in Patients With Benign Voice Disorders After Treatment (Measured With the Dutch Version of the VHI)

  • Frans Bouwers
    • ,
  • Frederik G. Dikkers

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Frederik G. Dikkers, MD, PhD, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, P.O. Box 30001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands.

,Accepted 22 August 2007.

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PII: S0892-1997(07)00118-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2007.08.007

Journal of Voice
Volume 23, Issue 2 , Pages 218-224 , March 2009

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