Nature and nurture in stuttering: A systematic review on the case of Moses

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 231-237

  Leon Sarmiento, Fidias E ^a,b,c   Paez, Edwin ^c   Hallett, Mark ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

Holy Bible; Moses; Movement disorders; Sensory trick; Stuttering

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HISTORY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NEUROMODULATION; PUBLICATION; RELIGION; REVIEW; SENSORY STIMULATION; STUTTERING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

BIBLE; FAMOUS PERSONS; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; MALE; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; STUTTERING;

EID: 84876852729     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: 15903478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-012-0984-2     Document Type: Review

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