Readability of Educational Materials for Clients with Cleft Lip/Palate and Their Families

American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 3-9

  Kahn, Alice ^a   Pannbacker, Mary ^b  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cleft lip palate; Client family information; Educational materials

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034399855     PISSN: 10580360     EISSN: 15589110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1058-0360.0901.03     Document Type: Article

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