Auditory processing disorder and auditory/language interventions: An evidence-based systematic review

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 246-264

  Fey, Marc E ^a   Richard, Gail J ^b   Geffner, Donna ^c   Kamhi, Alan G ^d   Medwetsky, Larry ^e   Paul, Diane ^f   Ross Swain, Deborah ^g   Wallach, Geraldine P ^h   Frymark, Tobi ^f   Schooling, Tracy ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^e International Center for Hearing and Speech Research   (United States)

^f AMERICAN SPEECH LANGUAGE HEARING ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^g The Swain Center   (United States)

^h CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory intervention; Auditory processing disorder; Primary language disorder; Spoken language disorder

Indexed keywords

CHILD; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; REVIEW; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SPEECH DISORDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AUDITORY PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; CHILD; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY;

EID: 79960481185     PISSN: 01611461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/0161-1461(2010/10-0013)     Document Type: Review

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