A Clinical Trial of an Operant Treatment for School-Age Children Who Stutter

American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 73-85

  Lincoln, Michelle ^a   Onslow, Mark ^a   Lewis, Christine ^a   Wilson, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Operant; School age; Stuttering; Treatment; Trial

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030548564     PISSN: 10580360     EISSN: 15589110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1058-0360.0502.73     Document Type: Article

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