Considerations for appraising diagnostic studies of communication disorders

Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 34-45

  Klee, Thomas ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Critical appraisal; Diagnostic accuracy; Evidence based practice

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMMUNICATION SKILL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY STUDIES; REVIEW; SPEECH DISORDER;

EID: 50549086598     PISSN: 17489539     EISSN: 17489547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17489530801927757     Document Type: Review

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