Language Abilities in Children Who Stutter: Toward Improved Research and Clinical Applications

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 82-89

  Watkins, Ruth V ^a   Johnson, Bonnie W ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental pathways; Early childhood stuttering; Language abilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 1042267856     PISSN: 01611461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/0161-1461(2004/009)     Document Type: Article

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