Is speech and language therapy effective for children with primary speech and language impairment? Report of a randomized control trial

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 628-640

  Broomfield, Jan ^a   Dodd, Barbara ^b  

^a Speech Therapy 4 Kids Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Evidence based practice (EBP); Language impairment; Speech; Speech and language therapy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFANT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPEECH DISORDERS; SPEECH THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TESTS; LANGUAGE THERAPY; SPEECH DISORDERS; SPEECH THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84055217552     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: 14606984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-6984.2011.00039.x     Document Type: Article

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