Elective mutism: A tutorial

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 10-15

  Harris, Holly F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Elective mutism; Language disorder; Phonological disorder; Selective mutism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030542053     PISSN: 01611461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/0161-1461.2701.10     Document Type: Article

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