Journal of Voice
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 21-31 , January 2011

Objective Dysphonia Quantification in Vocal Fold Paralysis: Comparing Nonlinear With Classical Measures

  • Max A. Little

      Affiliations

    • Systems Analysis, Modeling and Prediction Group, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Declan A.E. Costello

      Affiliations

    • Oxford Deanery, Oxford, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Declan A.E. Costello, Department of Otolaryngology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Oxford OX3 9DU, United Kingdom.
    • ,
  • Meredydd L. Harries

      Affiliations

    • Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, United Kingdom

,Accepted 20 April 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2009.04.004

Journal of Voice
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 21-31 , January 2011

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