Exploring the utility of narrative analysis in diagnostic decision making: Picture-bound reference, elaboration, and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 459-474

  Thorne, John C ^a   Coggins, Truman E ^a   Olson, Heather Carmichael ^a   Astley, Susan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment procedures; Diagnostics; Discourse analysis; Language sample analysis; Pragmatics

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; HUMAN; LANGUAGE TEST; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NARRATIVE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REFERENCE DATABASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEMANTICS; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; HOSPITALIZATION; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PREGNANCY; SPEECH ANALYSIS; SPEECH DISORDER; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

CHILD; DECISION MAKING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; MALE; NARRATION; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PREGNANCY; SEMANTICS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPEECH DISORDERS; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 34250814553     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2007/032)     Document Type: Article

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