A nationwide survey of nonspeech oral motor exercise use: Implications for evidence-based practice

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 392-407

  Lof, Gregory L ^a   Watson, Maggie M ^b  

^a MGH INSTITUTE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT   (United States)

Author keywords

Articulation phonological disorders; Evidence based practice (EBP); Nonspeech oral motor exercises; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DYSARTHRIA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MUSCLE TRAINING; SPEECH DISORDER; SPEECH THERAPY; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; DYSARTHRIA; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MYOFUNCTIONAL THERAPY; SPEECH THERAPY; SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 49049087899     PISSN: 01611461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/0161-1461(2008/037)     Document Type: Article

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