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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Flaring of Ala Nasi: A Reliable Diagnostic Sign for Abductor Spasmodic Dysphonia

Jayakumar R Menon

Citation Information : Menon JR. Flaring of Ala Nasi: A Reliable Diagnostic Sign for Abductor Spasmodic Dysphonia. Int J Phonosurg Laryngol 2011; 1 (2):41-43.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10023-1010

Published Online: 01-06-2014

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2011; The Author(s).


Abstract

Objective

To study the reliability of flaring of ala nasi as a diagnostic sign in abductor spasmodic dysphonia.


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