Control of children's stuttering with response-contingent time-out: Behavioral, perceptual, and acoustic data

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 121-133

  Onslow, Mark ^a   Packman, Ann ^a   Stocker, Sally ^a   Van Doorn, Jan ^b   Siegel, Gerald M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b University of Sydney   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic; Children; Stuttering; Time out; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ADOLESCENT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONTROL SYSTEM; DATA ANALYSIS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; RELIABILITY; STIMULUS RESPONSE; STUTTERING;

EID: 0030855430     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/jslhr.4001.121     Document Type: Article

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