A randomized control trial to investigate the impact of the Lidcombe Program on early stuttering in German-speaking preschoolers

Journal of Fluency Disorders

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 52-65

  Lattermann, Christina ^a   Euler, Harald A ^b   Neumann, Katrin ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Childhood stuttering; German speaking preschoolers; Lidcombe Program; Short term effects; Spontaneous recovery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FLUENCY DISORDER; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LIDCOMBE PROGRAM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPEECH; SPEECH ARTICULATION; STUTTERING;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; SPEECH THERAPY; STUTTERING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 39149114085     PISSN: 0094730X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfludis.2007.12.002     Document Type: Article

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