Language abilities of children who stutter: A meta-analytical review

American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 163-179

  Ntourou, Katerina ^a   Conture, Edward G ^a   Lipsey, Mark W ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Effect size; Language; Meta analysis; Preschool; Stuttering

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961231525     PISSN: 10580360     EISSN: 15589110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1058-0360(2011/09-0102)     Document Type: Article

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