The Role of Biomechanics in the Idiopathic Onset of Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis
The vocal folds are important for protection of the airway during swallowing, the regulation of breathing and for voice production. Unilateral vocal fold paralysis (UVP) is caused by damage to the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN). Although surgery is most often linked to onset of UVP, the cause remai...
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The University of Arizona.
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/319876 |