Understanding Stuttering Will Require Theoretical Models That Fit the Data Rather Than Attempts to Make the Data Fit the Preferred Models: A Response to Howell (2004) [2]

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 105-113

  Max, Ludo ^a,b   Yudman, Elana M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b HASKINS LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Kinematic analysis; Motor control; Stuttering; Timing

Indexed keywords

DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL LITERATURE; STUTTERING; THEORY;

EID: 1542408702     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2004/010)     Document Type: Letter

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