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Research Article

Preparing an E-learning-based Speech Therapy (EST) efficacy study: Identifying suitable outcome measures to detect within-subject changes of speech intelligibility in dysarthric speakers

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Pages 927-950 | Received 04 Jul 2013, Accepted 16 Jun 2014, Published online: 15 Jul 2014

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