A longitudinal investigation of speaking rate in preschool children who stutter

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1367-1377

  Hall, Kelly Dailey ^a   Amir, Ofer ^b   Yairi, Ehud ^b  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood stuttering; Persistence recovery; Speaking rate; Subtypes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PHONETICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SPEECH; SPEECH ARTICULATION; STUTTERING;

EID: 0032784023     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/jslhr.4206.1367     Document Type: Article

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