Assessment of pragmatic communication skills in adolescents after traumatic brain injury

Brain Injury

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 329-346

  Turkstra, Lyn S ^a,d   McDonald, Skye ^b   Kaufmann, Paul M ^c  

^a Natl Ctr Neurogenic Commun D   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0029891840     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026990596124359     Document Type: Article

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