Perceptual measures of speech from individuals with Parkinson's disease and multiple Sclerosis: Intelligibility and beyond

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1208-1219

  Sussman, Joan E ^a   Tjaden, Kris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Intelligibility; Measures; Perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; DYSARTHRIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PARKINSON DISEASE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPEECH; SPEECH ANALYSIS; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SPEECH PERCEPTION; STANDARD;

ADULT; AGED; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DYSARTHRIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PARKINSON DISEASE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPEECH ACOUSTICS; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SPEECH PERCEPTION; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866094392     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2011/11-0048)     Document Type: Article

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