Articulation rate in preschool children: A 3-year longitudinal study

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 541-565

  Walker, Jean F ^a   Archibald, Lisa M D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Articulation rate; Children; Clinical management; Longitudinal; Speech

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPEECH; SPEECH DEVELOPMENT; SPEECH RATE;

EID: 33750076120     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: 14606984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10428190500343043     Document Type: Article

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