Issues in perceptual speech analysis in cleft palate and related disorders: A review

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 103-121

  Sell, Debbie ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audio and video recording; Clinical audit; Data; Data interpretation; Frameworks of speech analysis; Perceptual speech assessment; Randomized blind independent analysis or assessment; Reliability

Indexed keywords

CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; DATA ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL AUDIT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERCEPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING; SPEECH ANALYSIS; SPEECH DISORDER; SPEECH THERAPY; VIDEORECORDING;

CLEFT PALATE; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPEECH; SPEECH PERCEPTION; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; SPEECH THERAPY; TAPE RECORDING; VELOPHARYNGEAL INSUFFICIENCY; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 18844434877     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13682820400016522     Document Type: Review

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