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There are a wide range of voice outcome measures that are available to measure the treatment effect. Careful selection of voice outcome measures is required to ensure that they are adequate for purpose and are psychometrically sound to detect the treatment effect. This article aims to critically evaluate the literature for voice outcome measures that are used for patients with UVFP.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Study Design<\/jats:title><jats:p>Systematic review.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Nine databases were searched for UVFP treatment studies published since 2003 (n\u2009=\u20092,484 articles). These articles and their references were screened using inclusion\/exclusion criteria, including population characteristics, treatment, voice outcomes, and study findings. 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