Decreased stuttering frequency during repeated readings: A motor learning perspective

Journal of Fluency Disorders

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 17-33

  Max, Ludo ^a   Caruso, Anthony J ^a   Vandevenne, Anja ^b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Fluency Disord Treatm and Res C   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHONEME; PHONETICS; READING; RELIABILITY; STUTTERING;

EID: 0031080477     PISSN: 0094730X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-730X(96)00089-7     Document Type: Article

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