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da Silva AR, Kawamura IAM, Ghirardi ACAM. The Role of the Vocal Tract's Acousto-Mechanical Resonance on the Mechanism of Bubble Release From Tubes Used in SOVTE. J Voice 2023:S0892-1997(23)00329-6. [PMID: 37953087 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2023.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2023] [Revised: 10/10/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 11/14/2023]
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AND OBJECTIVES Semi-occluded vocal tract exercises involving a tube with a distal end immersed in water have been used as a voice rehabilitation technique for nearly 60 years. Advantages of this technique include a constant flow resistance, which is mainly dependent on the tube's immersion depth, and an oscillatory component of the back pressure due to bubble release, which is assumed to provide relief of muscle hypertension around the laryngeal and pharyngeal regions. The goal of this study is twofold. First, to shed more light on the contribution of geometrical parameters, such as tube inner diameter and inclination, on the amplitude of the back pressure oscillation and on the bubble release frequency (BRF). The second goal aims to understand the role of vocal tract compliance on the mechanism of bubble release. We hypothesize that the low-frequency acousto-mechanical resonance of a real compliant vocal tract becomes strongly coupled with the mechanism of bubble release, thereby augmenting the back pressure oscillation and dictating the BRF. METHODS The BRF and the back pressure are assessed experimentally as a function of flow rate for tubes with a non-compliant upstream condition, considering different diameters and inclinations. These results are compared with theoretical predictions and the experimental data obtained with six adult subjects, from which the vocal tract acousto-mechanical resonance frequencies are also assessed. RESULTS The results obtained with tubes involving a non-compliant upstream condition agreed well with the theoretical results and did not indicate a significant influence of the inclination nor the inner diameter on the BRF and on the oscillatory component of the back pressure. Despite the good agreement with the theory, the results obtained from the tube with a non-compliant upstream termination diverged significantly from those obtained with human subjects. In the latter case, the back pressure fluctuation was considerably higher and the BRF measured for each subject coincided with the frequency associated their respective vocal tract acousto-mechanical resonance. CONCLUSIONS Results indicate that the BRF is essentially driven by the acousto-mechanical resonance of the vocal tract. Furthermore, the substantial increase on the amplitude of the oscillatory component of the back pressure suggests a strong feedback loop between the source of pressure (bubble release mechanism) and the resonator (vocal tract). The high-pressure fluctuations within the oral cavity implies that subjects need a considerable extra effort to adjust their vocal tract in order to achieve an adequate impedance match between vocal folds and vocal tractsd to produce voice.
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- Andrey R da Silva
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
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Santos SS, Christmann MK, Cielo CA. Spectrographic Vocal Characteristics in Female Teachers: Finger Kazoo Intensive Short-term Vocal Therapy. J Voice 2023:S0892-1997(23)00270-9. [PMID: 37838586 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2023.08.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Revised: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/16/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Verify the results from intensive short-term vocal therapy using the Finger Kazoo technique about the spectrographic vocal measurements of teachers. METHODS Controlled and randomized trial. Spectrographic vocal assessment was performed by judges before and after intensive short-term vocal therapy with Finger Kazoo. Sample was composed of 41 female teachers. There were two study groups (with vocal nodules and without structural affection of the vocal folds) and the respective control groups. For the statistical analysis of the data, nonparametric tests were used (Mann-Whitney test and Wilcoxon test). RESULTS After intensive short-term vocal therapy with Finger Kazoo, improvement in voice spectral parameters, such as improvement in tracing (color intensity and regularity), greater definition of formants and harmonics, increased replacement of harmonics by noise, and a greater number of harmonics, mainly in the group without structural affection of the vocal folds. CONCLUSION There was an improvement in the spectrographic vocal parameters, showing greater stability, quality, and projection of the emission, especially in female teachers without structural affection of the vocal folds.
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- Sabrina S Santos
- Departamento de Fonoaudiologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Fonoaudiologia, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Itajaí, SC, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Fonoaudiologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
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Barsties V Latoszek B, Watts CR, Schwan K, Hetjens S. The maximum phonation time as marker for voice treatment efficacy: A network meta-analysis. Clin Otolaryngol 2023; 48:130-138. [PMID: 36536593 DOI: 10.1111/coa.14019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Accepted: 12/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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PURPOSE There is a diversity in treatment approaches for voice therapy in which aerodynamic treatment effects between the approaches are lacking. The evidence of voice treatments on the maximum phonation time (MPT) was quantified using the statistical approach of a network meta-analysis (NMA). DATA SOURCES Three databases and manual search from inception to November 2021 were evaluated. STUDY SELECTION Studies were considered which were reports of randomised controlled/clinical trials (RCT) evaluating the efficacy of a specific voice therapy treatment using MPT as an outcome measure in adult participants with voice disorders. Studies were excluded if participants had been diagnosed with neurological-motor-speech disorders or who were vocally healthy. Furthermore, no medical, pharmacological, or technical instrumental treatments were used. DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS Preferred Reporting Items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses extension statement guidelines were followed. Two reviewers independently screened citations, extracted data, and assessed risk of bias using PEDro scale. Random effects model was used for meta-analysis. RESULTS We identified finally 12 RCT studies (treatment groups n = 285, and control group without an intervention n = 62). Eight interventions were evaluated. The only effective intervention with a significant effect was vocal function exercises (VFE) (mean pre-post difference 6.16 s, 95% confidence interval, 1.18-11.13 s). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE VFE effectively improved MPT from pre- to post-treatment in comparison with other voice interventions which were identified in the present NMA. Further high-quality intervention studies with large samples sizes, multidimensional measures, and homogeneous groups of dysphonia are needed to support evidence-based practice in laryngology.
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- Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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- Speech-Language Pathology, SRH University of Applied Health Sciences, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Statistics, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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Andriollo DB, Frigo LF, Cielo CA. Effect of Pompage on Vocal and Respiratory Measurements from Female Teachers: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Folia Phoniatr Logop 2023; 75:295-305. [PMID: 36812904 DOI: 10.1159/000529832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Teachers stand out among occupational groups due to their contribution to modern societies, and their voice is the main form of interaction. OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to verify the changes in vocal and respiratory measurements from teachers with vocal and musculoskeletal complaints and with normal larynx after applying a musculoskeletal manipulation protocol of myofascial release using pompage. METHODS Controlled and randomized clinical trial with 56 participants: 28 teachers in the study group and 28 teachers in the control group. Anamnesis, videolaryngoscopy, hearing screening, sound pressure and maximum phonation time measurements, and manovacuometry were performed. The musculoskeletal manipulation protocol of myofascial release using pompage consisted of a total of 24 sessions, 40 min for each session, three times a week, for 8 weeks. RESULTS There was a significant improvement in the maximum respiratory pressure in the study group after the intervention. The sound pressure level and the maximum phonation time did not change significantly. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION Musculoskeletal manipulation protocol of myofascial release using pompage had a direct effect on the respiratory measurements from female teachers, significantly increasing the maximum respiratory pressure but without affecting sound pressure level and the /a/ maximum phonation time.
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- Débora Bonesso Andriollo
- Programa de Pós-graduação em Fonoaudiologia, Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES), Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fonoaudiologia, Programa de Pós-graduação em Fonoaudiologia, Laboratório de Voz, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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Rodrigues VN, Andriollo DB, Cielo CA. Respiratory and Sound Pressures, Maximum Phonation Time, Cervical Disability and Voice-Related Quality of Life of Teachers. J Voice 2022:S0892-1997(22)00365-4. [PMID: 36543607 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2022.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Revised: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Many teachers report discomfort and a decrease in the quality of aerodynamic, respiratory, and cervical vocal aspects as well as of vocal self-assessment. OBJECTIVE Characterize and correlate measurements of Sound Pressure Levels, Maximum Phonation Time of /a/, Maximum Respiratory Pressures, Voice-Related Quality of Life and cervical pain in teachers with vocal and musculoskeletal complaints and no organic vocal fold lesions, and compare with normative values. METHODS Retrospective study with 56 teachers. Anamnesis, video laryngoscopy, hearing screening, measurements of sound pressure and maximum phonation time, and manovacuometry were performed. Self-assessment protocols for Voice-Related Quality of Life and Neck Disability Index were completed. RESULTS there was significant higher Sound Pressure Levels; significant lower Maximum Phonation Time of /a/, Maximum Expiratory Pressure, and total and physical scores of Voice-Related Quality of Life; most participants had mild cervical disability; there was a negative correlation between Maximum Expiratory Pressure and Neck Disability Index, between Maximum Inspiratory Pressure and Maximum Sound Pressure Level, and between Neck Disability Index and Voice-Related Quality of Life. CONCLUSION The results showed that there are damages and inadequacies in teachers' vocal production which affect their quality of life. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to the conditions of use of the voice by professionals, and to their health education.
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- Viviane Nunes Rodrigues
- Departamento de Fonoaudiologia, Laboratório de Voz, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Fonoaudiologia, Laboratório de Voz, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fonoaudiologia, Laboratório de Voz, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Christmann MK, Gonçalves DDS, Cielo CA. Finger Kazoo Intensive Short-term Vocal Therapy: Vocal and Aerodynamic Measurements in Female Teachers. J Voice 2022:S0892-1997(22)00352-6. [PMID: 36517329 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2022.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2022] [Revised: 11/01/2022] [Accepted: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE to verify the effect after short-term intensive therapy with the Finger Kazoo technique on vocal and aerodynamic measures of dysphonic female teachers. METHOD blind randomized clinical trial. Fifteen female teachers without structural disorders of vocal folds and nine with vocal nodules participated in the study groups. Yet, nine female teachers without structural disorders and eight with vocal nodules in the control groups. The following variables were measured pre and post-therapy: minimum and maximum fundamental frequency: forced vital capacity; simple phonic coefficient; compound phonic coefficient; ratio between maximum phonation time of /a/ and expected maximum phonation time. RESULTS no statistical significance was observed in the intra and intergroup analyses in any of the measures. CONCLUSION in this group of female teachers, it was not possible to show a positive effect of short-term and intensive therapy with the Finger Kazoo technique on the vocal measures of minimum and maximum fundamental frequency, forced vital capacity, simple phonic coefficient, compound phonic coefficient, and the relationship between maximum phonation time of /a/ and expected maximum phonation time.
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- Mara Keli Christmann
- Speech Therapy Departament, Voice Laboratory Voz, Federal University of Santa Maria, RS, Brazil; Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Itajaí, SC, Brazil; Associação Educacional Luterana Bom Jesus (IELUSC), Joinville, SC, Brazil
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- Speech Therapy Departament, Voice Laboratory Voz, Federal University of Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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Sirpa P, Paula S, Terhi A, Niemitalo-Haapola E, Anneli Y, Leena R. A Randomized Controlled Trial With Female Teachers: Are there Differences Between and Within the Outcomes in Voice Therapy Groups With and Without Carryover Strategies? J Voice 2022:S0892-1997(22)00191-6. [PMID: 35902298 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2022.06.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2022] [Revised: 06/21/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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PURPOSE We investigated if outcomes differ between voice therapy groups systematically using carryover strategies (attempts to generalize new vocal skills outside the clinic) and voice therapy with no emphasis on any generalizing process (here referred to as traditional voice therapy). METHOD A randomized controlled trial was conducted. Participants (53 female teachers with voice disorders) were randomly allocated into three groups: Carryover (a group receiving voice therapy using carryover strategies), Trad (a group receiving voice therapy with no emphasis on any generalizing process), Controls (a group on an eight-week non-therapy period). Prior to the trial a direct laryngoscopy was performed with a videolaryngostroboscopy system and/or nasofaryngofiberoscope with stroboscopy. Before and after therapy and at follow-up a voice evaluation protocol was implemented consisting of subjective assessments (Questionnaire on Voice Symptoms, and the Voice Activity and Participation Profile; VAPP), and objective measurements (voice sample recordings, acoustic analysis [SPL, sound pressure level; f0, fundamental frequency; alpha-ratio, tilt of the sound spectrum slope]). RESULTS No differences were found between the groups. Several significant changes occurred within the groups between initial phase vs. post-therapy and initial phase vs. follow-up. In the Carryover group text reading the alpha-ratio became lower (P = 0.011) and spontaneous speech f0 increased (P = 0.024) after the therapy and [a:] SPL increased (P = 0.042) at follow-up. In the Trad group post-therapy [a:] alpha-ratio became lower (P = 0.012) and spontaneous speech f0 decreased (P = 0.034). After therapy VAPP scores showed improvement in voice-related quality of life in both therapy groups (Carryover P = 0.003; Trad P = 0.01) but only in Carryover at follow-up (P = 0.000). Voice symptoms decreased in the Carryover group post-therapy (P = 0.001) and at follow-up (P = 0.000) and after Controls' eight-week non-therapy period (P = 0.003). CONCLUSION The results showed that carryover strategies give no additional advantages in voice therapy. However, the decreasing trend in the Carryover group's voice complaints at follow-up would suggest that carryover strategies may have long-lasting effects. The results also confirm that voice therapy is efficient in improving voice-related quality of life.
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- Pirilä Sirpa
- Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland.
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- Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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- Faculty of Humanities/Logopedics, Child Language Research, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
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- Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
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Lira ZSD, Lemos ILLD, Cardoso NSV, Paulino CEB, Vieira ACC, Lucena JA, Gomes ADOC. Immediate Effect of the Finger-Kazoo Technique Associated with Glissandos in the Voice of Individuals with Parkinson's Disease. J Voice 2020; 36:585.e15-585.e25. [PMID: 32829982 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2020.07.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Revised: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To verify the immediate effect of the Finger Kazoo technique associated with glissandos in the voice of individuals with Parkinson's disease. METHOD Thirty subjects with Parkinson's Disease comprised of 15 men and 15 women with a mean age of 63.8 years (± 6.88) and mean time of diagnosis of 97.33 (± 63.53) months, all with preserved cognition. The subjects' voice range profile (VRP), speech range profile (SRP), and the maximum phonation time were assessed, before and after applying the Finger Kazoo technique associated with ascending and descending glissando. After the technique, a vocal satisfaction questionnaire was completed. RESULTS After the applied technique there was an increase in the minimum and maximum fundamental frequency recorded respectively in the SRP and in the VRP; there was an increase in the vocal range (measured in Hertz and semitones) of the women, recorded in the VRP; in the male population, there was an increase in maximum phonation time. A higher percentage of positive references to vocal improvement was observed after the exercise. CONCLUSION In patients with Parkinson's Disease, the Finger Kazoo with glissando technique promoted an increase in the minimum fundamental frequency of the SRP and in the vocal extensions of women, as well as increasing the maximum phonatory time of men. In addition, patients reported satisfaction with the use of the technique and its results.
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- Zulina Souza de Lira
- Health Sciences Center. Speech-Languague Pathology and Audiology Departament, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. (Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde da Comunicação Humana da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - Centro de Ciências da Saúde - Departamento de Fonoaudiologia). Av. Prof. Artur de Sá, s/n - Cidade Universitária - Recife/PE,- CEP 50670-420, Brazil
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- Speech-Languague Pathology and Audiology Department at the Federal University of Pernambuco. Health Sciences Center. Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Health Sciences Center. Speech-Languague Pathology and Audiology Departament, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. (Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde da Comunicação Humana da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - Centro de Ciências da Saúde - Departamento de Fonoaudiologia). Av. Prof. Artur de Sá, s/n - Cidade Universitária - Recife/PE,- CEP 50670-420, Brazil
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- Health Sciences Center. Speech-Languague Pathology and Audiology Departament, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. (Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde da Comunicação Humana da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - Centro de Ciências da Saúde - Departamento de Fonoaudiologia). Av. Prof. Artur de Sá, s/n - Cidade Universitária - Recife/PE,- CEP 50670-420, Brazil
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- Speech-Languague Pathology and Audiology Department at the Federal University of Pernambuco. Health Sciences Center. Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Health Sciences Center. Speech-Languague Pathology and Audiology Departament, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. (Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde da Comunicação Humana da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - Centro de Ciências da Saúde - Departamento de Fonoaudiologia). Av. Prof. Artur de Sá, s/n - Cidade Universitária - Recife/PE,- CEP 50670-420, Brazil
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- Health Sciences Center. Speech-Languague Pathology and Audiology Departament, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. (Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde da Comunicação Humana da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - Centro de Ciências da Saúde - Departamento de Fonoaudiologia). Av. Prof. Artur de Sá, s/n - Cidade Universitária - Recife/PE,- CEP 50670-420, Brazil..
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