Journal of Voice
Volume 24, Issue 6 , Pages 678-689 , November 2010

Perceptual Findings on the Broadway Belt Voice

This research was presented at the 31st Annual Symposium: Care of the Professional Voice; June 5–9, 2002; Philadelphia, PA.

  • Wendy DeLeo LeBorgne

      Affiliations

    • The Blaine Block Institute for Voice Analysis and Rehabilitation, Dayton, Ohio
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Wendy DeLeo LeBorgne, The Blaine Block Institute for Voice Analysis and Rehabilitation, 369 West First Street, Suite 408, Dayton, OH 45402.
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  • Linda Lee

      Affiliations

    • The University of Cincinnati, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorder, Cincinnati, Ohio
  • ,
  • Joseph C. Stemple

      Affiliations

    • The University of Kentucky, Division of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Lexington, Kentucky
  • ,
  • Heather Bush

      Affiliations

    • University of Kentucky College of Public Health, Department of Biostatistics, Lexington, Kentucky

,Accepted 17 February 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2009.02.004

Journal of Voice
Volume 24, Issue 6 , Pages 678-689 , November 2010