Vocal Arts Medicine: The Care and Prevention of Professional Voice Disorders

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Michael Benninger, Michael S. Benninger, Barbara Jacobson (Ph. D.), Alex F. Johnson
Thieme, 1994 - Health & Fitness - 374 pages
 

Contents

Gross and Microscopic Anatomy of the Larynx
11
Physiology of Phonation
30
Coordinating Physiology and Acoustics
61
Obtaining the History
72
The Multidisciplinary Voice Clinic
79
The Medical Examination
86
Clinical Voice Assessment
97
Assessment of the Singing Voice
112
Medical Disorders in the Vocal Artist
177
Medications and Their Effects on the Voice
216
Voice Education and Health Care for Young Voices
226
The Aging Voice
269
Performance Anxiety
281
The SpeechLanguage Pathologists Role in the Management
291
Multidisciplinary Approach to Treatment
318
Phonosurgery
344

The Clinical Voice Laboratory
135
Disorders of Speaking in the Professional Voice User
153
Disorders of Singing
163
The Professional Speaking Voice
169
Appendix A
356
Index
370
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