Velopharyngeal incompetence: The need for speech standards

American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 195-201

  Pannbacker, Mary ^a,b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Mollie E Webb Speech and Hear Ctr   (United States)

Author keywords

Cleft palate; Speech standards; Velopharyngeal incompetence

Indexed keywords

AUDIOLOGY; CLEFT PALATE; COMPETENCE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; LANGUAGE; LICENSING; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; PALATOPHARYNGEAL INCOMPETENCE; PATHOLOGIST; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SPEECH; STANDARDIZATION; SUCKING; SWALLOWING; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 4944225941     PISSN: 10580360     EISSN: 15589110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1058-0360(2004/020)     Document Type: Review

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