Development of a scale to measure peer attitudes toward children who stutter

Evidence-Based Treatment of Stuttering: Empirical Bases and Clinical Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 139-171

  Langevin, Marilyn ^a   Hagler, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781410610522     Document Type: Chapter

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