Journal of Voice
Volume 24, Issue 5 , Pages 614-622 , September 2010

Evidence of Return of Function in Patients with Vocal Fold Paresis

This article was presented at the Voice Foundation's 35th Annual Symposium: Care of the Professional Voice, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in June 2006.

  • Sheila V. Stager

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Sheila V. Stager, PhD, Voice Treatment Center, Medical Faculty Associates, The George Washington University Medical Center, 2150 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 6-301, Washington, DC 20037.
    • ,
  • Steven A. Bielamowicz

,Accepted 12 December 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2008.12.012

Journal of Voice
Volume 24, Issue 5 , Pages 614-622 , September 2010

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