The impact of stuttering on the quality of life in adults who stutter

Journal of Fluency Disorders

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 61-71

  Craig, Ashley ^a   Blumgart, Elaine ^a   Tran, Yvonne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Fluency disorder; Quality of life; Self efficacy; SF 36; Stuttering

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SEX RATIO; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STUTTERING; VALIDATION PROCESS; WELLBEING;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STUTTERING;

EID: 68549126760     PISSN: 0094730X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfludis.2009.05.002     Document Type: Article

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