Journal of Voice
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 47-56 , January 2010

The Effectiveness of the Glottal to Noise Excitation Ratio for the Screening of Voice Disorders

  • Juan Ignacio Godino-Llorente

      Affiliations

    • Department of Circuits & Systems Engineering, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Circuits & Systems Engineering, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Ctra., Valencia, km. 7, 28031 Madrid, Spain.
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  • Víctor Osma-Ruiz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Circuits & Systems Engineering, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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  • Nicolás Sáenz-Lechón

      Affiliations

    • Department of Circuits & Systems Engineering, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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  • Pedro Gómez-Vilda

      Affiliations

    • Department of Circuits & Systems Engineering, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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  • Manuel Blanco-Velasco

      Affiliations

    • Universidad de Alcalá, Department of Signal Theory and Communication, Alcatá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
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  • Fernando Cruz-Roldán

      Affiliations

    • Universidad de Alcalá, Department of Signal Theory and Communication, Alcatá de Henares, Madrid, Spain

Received 7 March 2008 ,Accepted 22 April 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2008.04.006

Journal of Voice
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 47-56 , January 2010

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