Journal of Voice
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 113-118 , January 2010

Injection Laryngoplasty With Hyaluronic Acid for Unilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis. Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Two Different Particle Sizes

  • David P. Lau

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to David P. Lau, FRCS, FAMS, MSc, Department of Otolaryngology, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, Singapore 169608.
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  • Gwyneth A. Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Speech Therapy, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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  • Seng Mun Wong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Speech Therapy, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
    • ,
  • Valerie P. Lim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Speech Therapy, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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  • Yiong Huak Chan

      Affiliations

    • Biostatistics Unit, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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  • Nam Guan Tan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
    • ,
  • Linda A. Rammage

      Affiliations

    • Pacific Voice Clinic, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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  • Murray D. Morrison

      Affiliations

    • Pacific Voice Clinic, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

,Accepted 28 May 2008.

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PII: S0892-1997(08)00077-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2008.05.007

Journal of Voice
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 113-118 , January 2010

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