American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
| Definition: |
A professional society concerned with the diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and remediation of speech, language, and hearing disorders. |
| Notes: |
add UNITED STATES (NIM); DF: ASHA CATALOG: use NAF entry |
| Previously Indexed: |
Audiology (1978-1990),Hearing (1966-1974),Societies (1966-1990),Speech Therapy (1966-1979),Speech-Language Pathology (1980-1990) |
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Definitions and Terms
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