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Research Reports

The Peer Attitudes Toward Children who Stutter (PATCS) scale: an evaluation of validity, reliability and the negativity of attitudes

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Pages 352-368 | Received 30 Aug 2007, Accepted 10 Apr 2008, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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