Journal of Voice
Volume 23, Issue 2 , Pages 190-194 , March 2009

Vocal Characteristics in Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

  • Abdul-Latif Hamdan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Abdul-Latif H. Hamdan, Department of Otolaryngology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Hamra, P.O. Box: 11-0236, Beirut, Lebanon.
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  • Reem Deeb

      Affiliations

    • Department of Fine Arts and Art History, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
    • ,
  • Abla Sibai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
    • ,
  • Charbel Rameh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
    • ,
  • Hani Rifai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
    • ,
  • John Fayyad

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, Balamand University Faculty of Medicine, St George Hospital University Medical Center, Institute for Development, Research, Advocacy and Applied Care (IDRAAC), Beirut, Lebanon

,Accepted 10 September 2007.

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PII: S0892-1997(07)00123-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2007.09.004

Journal of Voice
Volume 23, Issue 2 , Pages 190-194 , March 2009

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