Syllable-timed speech treatment for school-age children who stutter: A phase I trial

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 359-369

  Andrews, Cheryl ^a   O'Brian, Sue ^a   Harrison, Elisabeth ^b   Onslow, Mark ^a   Packman, Ann ^a   Menzies, Ross ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Clinical trial; Stuttering; Syllable timed speech

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PARENT; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPEECH ANALYSIS; SPEECH THERAPY; STUTTERING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MALE; PARENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; SPEECH THERAPY; STUTTERING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84863851607     PISSN: 01611461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/0161-1461(2012/11-0038)     Document Type: Article

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