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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-101861561962
ISBN-139781861561961
eBay Product ID (ePID)1887720
Product Key Features
Number of Pages784 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameGreene and Mathieson's the Voice and Its Disorders
Publication Year2001
SubjectNeurology, Audiology & Speech Pathology
FeaturesRevised
TypeTextbook
AuthorLesley Mathieson
Subject AreaMedical
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.4 in
Item Weight44.1 Oz
Item Length9.7 in
Item Width6.8 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number6
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition21
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal616.2/2
Table Of ContentPart I - Communicative functions of the voice: an introduction. The larynx and upper respiratory tract. The lower respiratory tract. Normal voice and phonation. Voice mutation: infancy to senescence. Part II - Voice disorders. Presentation and classification. Hyperfunctional dysphonia. Psychogenic voice disorders. Vocal tract structural abnormalities: congenital and acquired. Neurogenic voice disorders. Laryngeal disease, inflammatory conditions and diseases affecting the vocal tract. Part III - Voice therapy: the process. Analysis and evaluation: perceptual and instrumental. Management and treatment: principles and techniques. Specific techniques. Specific intervention: children, the elderly, singers. Laryngeal carcinoma: presentation and management.
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisThis edition has been extensively rewritten in order to reflect the changes in clinical practice and learning methods which have taken place since the 5th edition was published. The seventeen chapters are divided into three sections: normal voice, descriptions of the various types of voice disorders, and the methods of treating abnormal voice., This edition has been extensively rewritten in order to reflect the changes in clinical practice and learning methods which have taken place since the 5th edition was published. The seventeen chapters are divided into three sections: normal voice, descriptions of the various types of voice disorders, and the methods of treating abnormal voice. A profile summary of each voice disorder is provided for easy reference and comparison, and tables are used throughout the text. New laryngeal images and electroglottographic interpretations have also been included. The current emphasis on evidence-based practice is addressed in the review and descriptions of intervention strategies used in voice therapy.