Refutation of a therapeutic alternative? A reply to Pollard, Ellis, Finan, and Ramig (2009)

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 908-911

  Saltuklaroglu, Tim ^a   Kalinowski, Joseph ^b   Stuart, Andrew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Altered auditory feedback; SpeechEasy; Stuttering; Treatment

Indexed keywords

APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; EVALUATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; NOTE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; STANDARD; STUTTERING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; FEEDBACK, SENSORY; HUMANS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; STUTTERING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955395391     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2009/09-0128)     Document Type: Article

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