Journal of Voice
Volume 24, Issue 5 , Pages 599-605 , September 2010

The Vocal Quality in Female Student Teachers During the 3 Years of Study

  • K.M. Van Lierde

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and Speech and Language, University Hospital Gent, Gent, Belgium
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Kristiane M. Van Lierde, PhD, Universitair Ziekenhuis gent, 2P1, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Gent, Belgium.
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  • S. Claeys

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and Speech and Language, University Hospital Gent, Gent, Belgium
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  • E. Dhaeseleer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and Speech and Language, University Hospital Gent, Gent, Belgium
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  • S. Deley

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and Speech and Language, University Hospital Gent, Gent, Belgium
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  • K. Derde

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and Speech and Language, University Hospital Gent, Gent, Belgium
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  • I. Herregods

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and Speech and Language, University Hospital Gent, Gent, Belgium
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  • I. Strybol

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and Speech and Language, University Hospital Gent, Gent, Belgium
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  • F. Wuyts

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Physics, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

,Accepted 27 January 2009.

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PII: S0892-1997(09)00009-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2009.01.004

Journal of Voice
Volume 24, Issue 5 , Pages 599-605 , September 2010

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