Measurement of trained speech patterns in stuttering: Interjudge and intrajudge agreement of experts by means of modified time-interval analysis

Journal of Fluency Disorders

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 299-313

  Alpermann, Anke ^a   Huber, Walter ^a   Natke, Ulrich ^b   Willmes, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Inter judge agreement; Stuttering; Time interval measurement; Trained speech patterns

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; RATING SCALE; SPEECH ANALYSIS; SPEECH AND LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT; SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST; SPEECH THERAPY; STUTTERING; TIME INTERVAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; SPEECH; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; STUTTERING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77956472970     PISSN: 0094730X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfludis.2010.05.007     Document Type: Article

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