Intensive Voice Treatment (LSVT® LOUD) for dysarthria secondary to stroke

Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 165-182

  Mahler, Leslie A ^a   Ramig, Lorraine O ^b   Fox, Cynthia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c Denver Center for the Performing Arts   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; COMMUNICATION SKILL; DICHOTIC LISTENING; DYSARTHRIA; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE VOICE TREATMENT; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LOUDNESS; MALE; PHONATION; PICTURE ARCHIVING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; SOUND PRESSURE; SPEECH ANALYSIS; SPEECH ARTICULATION; SPEECH AUDIOMETRY; SPEECH THERAPY; STROKE; STUDY DESIGN; TASK PERFORMANCE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79952366707     PISSN: 10651438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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