Assessing quality of life in stuttering treatment outcomes research

Journal of Fluency Disorders

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 190-202

  Yaruss, J Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health; OASES; Quality of life; Stuttering; Treatment efficacy; Treatment outcomes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL ASSESSMENT OF THE SPEAKERS EXPERIENCE OF STUTTERING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPEECH ANALYSIS; SPEECH THERAPY; STUTTERING; VALIDITY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DISABLED PERSONS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE; STUTTERING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956470418     PISSN: 0094730X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfludis.2010.05.010     Document Type: Article

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