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Approach to Pediatric Voice Therapy

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Voice therapy is frequently used as a primary treatment modality or in conjunction with medical and/or surgical management of voice disorders in children. Advances over the past decade have seen improved delivery of voice therapy to children, and it has been found to be an effective treatment for dysphonia associated with a variety of disorders.

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  1. UW Voice and Swallow Clinics, UW Health, American Family Children’s Hospital, Madison, WI, USA

    Maia N. Braden

  2. Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA

    Maia N. Braden

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  1. Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA

    J. Scott McMurray

  2. Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA

    Matthew R. Hoffman

  3. Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA

    Maia N. Braden

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Braden, M.N. (2020). Approach to Pediatric Voice Therapy. In: McMurray, J., Hoffman, M., Braden, M. (eds) Multidisciplinary Management of Pediatric Voice and Swallowing Disorders. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26191-7_21

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