Effectiveness of vocal fold augmentation on voice quality of patients with unilateral vocal fold paralysis

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Authors: Číčelová Ema ^1,2 ; Šálková Katarína ³; Žofia Frajková ^1,2 ; Miroslav Tedla ¹
Authors‘ workplace: Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery of the Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University and University Hospital Bratislava, Antolská 11, 851 07 Bratislava, Slovak Republic. E-mail: ema. mojzis@gmail. com. ¹; Department of Communication Disorders, Faculty of Education, Comenius University in Bratislava, Račianska 59, 813 34 Bratislava, Slovak Republic. ²; SCPP Institute of Children’s Speech in Bratislava, Železničiarska 31, 831 04 Bratislava, Slovak Republic. ³; . SCPP Institute of Children’s Speech in Bratislava, Železničiarska 31, 831 04 Bratislava, Slovak Republic. ³
Published in: Listy klinické logopedie 2026; 10(1): 4-10
Category: Miscellaneous
doi: https://doi.org/10.36833/lkl.2026.003

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