Prevalence of dysarthria in adult myotonic dystrophy (M. Steinert) patients; Speech characteristics and intelligibility

Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 21-27

  Holmberg, Eva ^a,c   Nordqvist, Kent ^a   Ahlström, Gerd ^b  

^a ÖREBRO MEDICAL CENTRE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Örebro College for the Health Professions   (Sweden)

^c BORÅS HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

dysarthria; myotonic dystrophy; prevalence; Speech disorders

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006805880     PISSN: 14015439     EISSN: 16512022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14015439609099199     Document Type: Article

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