Rubin (consultant otolaryngologist at the Royal National Throat, Nose, and Ear Hospital in the UK), Sataloff (otolaryngology, Thomas Jefferson U., US), and Korovin (otolaryngology, New York School of Medicine, US) present an updated and moderately revised edition of their medical text on voice disorders. The 48 chapters begin with a section on the basic science of the voice and voice disorders, including discussions of laryngeal development and anatomy, laryngeal function during phonation, laryngeal neurophysiology, and related topics. Issues of clinical assessment follow in chapters addressing patient history, physical examination, fiberoptic laryngoscopy, measurement of vocal fold function, transnasal esophagoscopy, electromyography, photography and videography, medical/legal evaluation, and other topics. The remaining half of the text is devoted to management, with individual chapters addressing specific disorders and families of disorders. Annotation c2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Rubin (consultant otolaryngologist at the Royal National Throat, Nose, and Ear Hospital in the UK), Sataloff (otolaryngology, Thomas Jefferson U., US), and Korovin (otolaryngology, New York School of Medicine, US) present an updated and moderately revised edition of their medical text on voice disorders. The 48 chapters begin with a section on the basic science of the voice and voice disorders, including discussions of laryngeal development and anatomy, laryngeal function during phonation, laryngeal neurophysiology, and related topics. Issues of clinical assessment follow in chapters addressing patient history, physical examination, fiberoptic laryngoscopy, measurement of vocal fold function, transnasal esophagoscopy, electromyography, photography and videography, medical/legal evaluation, and other topics. The remaining half of the text is devoted to management, with individual chapters addressing specific disorders and families of disorders. Annotation c2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)