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Text on the current trends in prevention, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of voice disorders, for students and clinicians in speech-language pathology or otolaryngology.

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Author:   Betsy Vinson (Clinical Associate Professor, Program Director and UG/G Coordinator for Speech-Language Pathology at the University of Florida.) ,  Michael Crary (Prof. of Speech Lang. Pathology, Dept. of Communicative Dis., Univ. of Florida Health Science Center) ,  William Brown, Jr., Ph.D.
Publisher:   Cengage Learning, Inc
Imprint:   Singular Publishing Group Inc.
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.90cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.709kg
ISBN:  

9781565932685

ISBN 10:   1565932684
Pages:   300
Publication Date:   01 October 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Table of Contents

Contributors Foreword by Hans von Leden, M.D. Preface SECTION I: ANATOMICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF VOICE Chapter 1: The Discipline of Voice: An Historical Perspective Chapter 2: The Anatomy of the Vocal Mechanism Chapter 3: Physiology of Voice Quality Chapter 4: Life Span Changes in the Larynx: An Anatomical SECTION II: OVERVIEW OF ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF VOICE DISORDERS Chapter 5: The Voice Care Team Chapter 6: Diagnosis and Measurement: Assessing the `WHs`of Voice FunctionChapter 7: Principles of Treatment SECTION III: VOICE DISORDERS DUE TO INFLAMMATION, EDEMA, AND LESIONS Chapter 8: The Irritated Larynx: Edema and Inflammation Chapter 9: Nodules and Polyps Chapter 10: Lesions of the Lamina Propria Chapter 11: Laryngeal Papilloma Chapter 12: Laryngeal Ulcers Chapter 13: Malignant Lesions of the Larynx SECTION IV: VOICE PROBLEMS DUE TO MOVEMENT DISORDERS Chapter 14: Vocal Fold ImmobilityChapter 15: Neurological Disorders of the Voice Chapter 16: Spasmodic Dysphonia Index

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[A]n excellent voice textbook which I thoroughly enjoyed reading . . . providing a wealth of information for the professional working with or interested in voice. . . . An excellent book.

Author Information

Betsy Partin Vinson is a clinical associate professor at the University of Florida where she teaches the undergraduate Introduction to Language Disorders course, the graduate level Diagnostics course, and a variety of graduate electives including pediatric dysphagia and counseling. She earned her Master of Medical Science degree in 1976 from Emory University. Before joining the faculty at UF in 1985, she worked in a state facility for handicapped individuals, and at a public school for the mentally and/or physically challenged.

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