Attentional regulation in young twins with probable stuttering, high nonfluency, and typical fluency

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1147-1166

  Felsenfeld, Susan ^a,b   Van Beijsterveldt, Catharina Eugenie Maria ^c   Boomsma, Dorret Irene ^c  

^a SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attention; Nonfluency; Stuttering; Twins

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REFERENCE VALUE; SELF CONCEPT; SPEECH; SPEECH ANALYSIS; STUTTERING; TWINS;

ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASES IN TWINS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SELF EFFICACY; SPEECH; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; STUTTERING;

EID: 77957567646     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2010/09-0164)     Document Type: Article

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