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Speech
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SPEECH. A formal discourse in public.
     2. The liberty of speech is guaranteed to members of the legislature, to counsel in court in debate.
     3. The reduction of a speech to writing and its publication is a libel, if the matter contained in it is libelous; and the repetition of it upon occasions not warranted by law, when the matter is slanderous, will be slander and. tho character of the speaker will be no protection to him from an action. 1 M. & S. 273; 1 Esp. C. 226 Bouv. Inst. Index, h.t. See Debate; Liberty of speech.
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10) Another notable finding was reported by Recher et al, who demonstrated an excellent success rate (91%) among patients who underwent secondary TEP electively; these patients performed significantly better than a subgroup of patients who underwent secondary TEP after they had already failed to achieve esophageal speech (64%).
Outcomes of primary and secondary tracheoesophageal puncture: a ... by Kraus, Dennis H. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
In order to upgrade service quality, some members were selected and sponsored to receive esophageal speech training in Japan during the past few years.
Investigation of health services and social needs of persons with ... by Ng, Manwa L. / The Journal of Rehabilitation
These include the development of esophageal speech, the use of a variety of electrolarynges (prosthetic, external vibratory sources), and/or speech with the aid of a prosthetic valve to more closely approximate original voice quality.
Speech pathologists and rehabilitation services by Naas, James F. / American Rehabilitation
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