Journal of Voice
Volume 24, Issue 6 , Pages 708-714 , November 2010

Cross-cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Voice Handicap Index Into Italian

  • Antonio Schindler

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Sciences “L. Sacco,” University of Milan, Milan, Italy
    • ,
  • Francesco Ottaviani

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Sciences “L. Sacco,” University of Milan, Milan, Italy
    • ,
  • Francesco Mozzanica

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Sciences “L. Sacco,” University of Milan, Milan, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: Francesco Mozzanica, Ospedale L. Sacco, Via GB Grassi 74, 20157 Milan, Italy.
    • ,
  • Cinzia Bachmann

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Sciences “L. Sacco,” University of Milan, Milan, Italy
    • ,
  • Elena Favero

      Affiliations

    • Department of Audiology and Phoniatrics, S. Giovanni Battista Hospital, Turin, Italy
    • ,
  • Ilenia Schettino

      Affiliations

    • Department of Audiology and Phoniatrics, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
    • ,
  • Giovanni Ruoppolo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Audiology and Phoniatrics, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy

,Accepted 27 May 2009.

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PII: S0892-1997(09)00072-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2009.05.006

Journal of Voice
Volume 24, Issue 6 , Pages 708-714 , November 2010

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