title: Clinical usefulness of 'vocal fremitus' and 'vocal resonance'--GP perceptions and practice.
abstract: Assessment of vocal fremitus (VF) and vocal resonance (VR) (whereby vocal vibrations are felt or heard during a clinical examination) is an established art of physical examination of the respiratory system. Textbooks on clinical examination include these procedures as part of the standard method.
authors.affiliation: James Cook University, Mackay Base Hospital, Queensland, Australia. kyaw.sanhla@jcu.edu.au
authors.forename: Kyaw San
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Hla
mesh_terms: D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011793:Queensland; D012135:Respiratory Sounds; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014732:Vibration; D014831:Voice