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Research Article

Some acoustic characteristics in the voices of 6- to 10-year-old children and adults: a comparative sex and developmental perspective

Sandra P Whiteside Department of Human Communication Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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Carolyn Hodgson Stanley Health Centre, Durham, UK
Pages 122-132 | Published online: 11 Jul 2009

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