Reliability of speech diadochokinetic test measurement

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-54

  Gadesmann, Miriam ^a   Miller, Nick ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Articulatory diadochokinesis; Assessment; Dysarthria; Rater reliability

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOUND DETECTION; SPEECH ANALYSIS; SPEECH DIADOCHOKINETIC TEST; SPEECH DISORDER; SPEECH THERAPY;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE THERAPY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SPEECH ARTICULATION TESTS; SPEECH THERAPY; STUTTERING;

EID: 37849038332     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: 14606984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13682820701234444     Document Type: Article

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