Journal of Voice
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 2-20 , January 2010

Pressure Distributions in a Static Physical Model of the Hemilarynx: Measurements and Computations

  • Lewis P. Fulcher

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physics and Astronomy, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Lewis P. Fulcher, PhD, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403.
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  • Ronald C. Scherer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Communication Disorders, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio
    • ,
  • Kenneth J. De Witt

      Affiliations

    • Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
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  • Pushkal Thapa

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physics and Astronomy, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio
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  • Yang Bo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
    • ,
  • Bogdan R. Kucinschi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio

,Accepted 25 February 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2008.02.005

Journal of Voice
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 2-20 , January 2010

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