Virtual reality augmentation for functional assessment and treatment of stuttering

Topics in Language Disorders

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 254-271

  Brundage, Shelley B ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Desensitization; Functional communication assessment; Stuttering; Treatment; Treatment generalization; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548387022     PISSN: 02718294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TLD.0000285359.41168.f1     Document Type: Article

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