Journal of Voice
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 83-87 , January 2011

Voice Disorders in the Metropolitan Area of San Juan, Puerto Rico: Profiles of Occupational Groups

  • Albert Villanueva-Reyes

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Albert Villanueva-Reyes, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico, Speech-Language Pathology Program, PO Box 365067, San Juan 00936-5067, Puerto Rico.

,Accepted 2 March 2009.

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PII: S0892-1997(09)00039-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2009.03.002

Journal of Voice
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 83-87 , January 2011

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