Measuring change using communication rating scales: The case for rasch analysis, as illustrated with the ASHA FACS

Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Ross, Katherine B ^a   Doyle, Patrick J ^b  

^a CARL T HAYDEN VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 84861131043     PISSN: 10651438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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