Test-retest nasalance score variability in hypernasal speakers

Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 415-419

  Watterson, Thomas ^a   Lewis, Kerry E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypernasal subjects; Nasalance; Variability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLEFT LIP PALATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; NASAL SPEECH; NASALANCE SCORE; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SPEECH DISORDER; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; VOICE DISORDERS; VOICE QUALITY;

EID: 33746309253     PISSN: 10556656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1597/05-104R.1     Document Type: Article

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