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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Characteristics of disfluency clusters in adults who stutter

Professor Michael P. Robb Department of Communication Disorders, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New ZealandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ainsley Sargent Department of Communication Disorders, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
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Greg A. O'Beirne Department of Communication Disorders, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
Pages 36-42 | Received 27 Aug 2008, Published online: 11 Jul 2009

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