Age-related effects on speech fluency

Seminars in Speech and Language

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 171-179

  Caruso, Anthony J ^a   McClowry, M Troy ^a   Max, Ludo ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Fluency; Speech production

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MALE; PHONETICS; REVIEW; SPEECH ANALYSIS; SPEECH DISORDER; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; MALE; PHONETICS; SPEECH DISORDERS; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0031137611     PISSN: 07340478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1064071     Document Type: Article

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