Stuttering in school-age children: A comprehensive approach to treatment

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 536-548

  Scott Yaruss, J ^a   Coleman, Craig E ^b   Quesal, Robert W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b MARSHALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Fluency disorders; School age; Stuttering; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CHILD; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LETTER; METHODOLOGY; SPEECH; SPEECH THERAPY; STUTTERING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; SPEECH; SPEECH THERAPY; STUTTERING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84867495473     PISSN: 01611461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/0161-1461(2012/11-0044)     Document Type: Letter

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