The effect of rate control on speech rate and intelligibility of dysarthric speech

Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 69-75

  Van Nuffelen, Gwen ^a   De Bodt, Marc ^b   Wuyts, Floris ^a   Van De Heyning, Paul ^a  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dysarthria; Intelligibility; Rate control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALPHABET BOARD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSARTHRIA; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HAND TAPPING; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPEECH ARTICULATION; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SPEECH RATE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VOLUNTARY RATE CONTOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DYSARTHRIA; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; READING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPEECH; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61849141158     PISSN: 10217762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000208805     Document Type: Article

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