Journal of Voice
Volume 24, Issue 6 , Pages 667-677 , November 2010

Pathological Likelihood Index as a Measurement of the Degree of Voice Normality and Perceived Hoarseness

  • Juan Ignacio Godino-Llorente

      Affiliations

    • Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Circuits & Systems Engineering Department, Ctra. de Valencia, Madrid, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Juan Ignacio Godino-Llorente, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Ctra. de Valencia, km. 7, 28031, Madrid, Spain.
    • ,
  • Pedro Gómez-Vilda

      Affiliations

    • Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Circuits & Systems Engineering Department, Ctra. de Valencia, Madrid, Spain
    • ,
  • Fernando Cruz-Roldán

      Affiliations

    • Universidad de Alcalá, Escuela Politécnica, Signal Theory and Communications Department, Ctra. de Madrid-Barcelona, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
    • ,
  • Manuel Blanco-Velasco

      Affiliations

    • Universidad de Alcalá, Escuela Politécnica, Signal Theory and Communications Department, Ctra. de Madrid-Barcelona, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
    • ,
  • Rubén Fraile

      Affiliations

    • Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Circuits & Systems Engineering Department, Ctra. de Valencia, Madrid, Spain

,Accepted 20 April 2009.

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PII: S0892-1997(09)00056-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2009.04.003

Journal of Voice
Volume 24, Issue 6 , Pages 667-677 , November 2010

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