Is parent-child interaction therapy effective in reducing stuttering?

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 636-650

  Millard, Sharon K ^a,b,d   Nicholas, Alison ^c   Cook, Frances M ^c  

^a Michael Palin Centre for Stammering Children   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c Michael Palin Centre for Stammering Children

^d Michael Palin Centre for Stammering Children   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Parents; Preschool children; Single subject design; Stuttering; Treatment outcomes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; STUTTERING; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; SPEECH THERAPY; STUTTERING;

EID: 46949089308     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2008/046)     Document Type: Article

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